If you have problems sleeping there could be many factors you need to consider. For many people the solution has been in using an air bed rather than the traditional mattress. Here are the many benefits of air bed and how you can sleep better with this less traditional type of mattress.
Many people have sleeping problems and search for ways to achieve better, more restful sleep. All too often the surface upon which they sleep is the big cause of their problem.
Traditional mattresses do not always allow for even weight distribution and proper spinal alignment. That can lead to discomfort especially with the high pressure points on a person's back, neck, hips and legs. That type of discomfort can lead to difficulty in sleeping.
Research has shown that an air bed can provide a much better support surface for sleeping as compared to the steel coil support from a traditional bed. For many people, an air bed allows even weight distribution of all the points in the body and eliminate aches and pains in the neck, back and legs.
The researchers found that test subjects in air beds fell asleep faster, sleep more soundly and woke more refreshed in the morning.
Now of course, everyone is different and because of our unique differences results can vary from one person to the next. An air bed may not provide the same great results for everyone, but for many this is the solution they have been seeking to a great night's sleep.
The technology behind air beds has come a long way since the days of the old camping air filled pads.
Today there are air mattress beds that have built-in pumps that allow the mattress to be filled in a minute or two. Some air mattresses are raised so they are the same height as a traditional bed and easy to get in and out of.
The higher end air mattress beds have multiple air chambers so that the amount of air in each can be reduced or increased at the touch of a button. This allows varying degrees of firmness for each side of the bed at for different pressure point areas for each sleeper.
The other benefit to an air bed is that it is not as likely to collect allergens because it is made of vinyl or similar type materials.
Sleep experts have found through research that the average person tosses and turns up to 60 times each night on a traditional spring mattress because of uncomfortable pressure points. Sleeping on an air bed eliminates these pressure points and thus greatly reduces tossing and turning so that the amount of uninterrupted sleep increases.
The even support this type of bed offers is especially helpful to persons over the age of 45 or those with shoulder injuries, research has further shown.
