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Mccldwell, Thank you for letting me know about the good pillow article that I read after registering for what looks like a great online Washington Post newspaper.  I copied it below with the link and hope others register to fully utilize the services of this great site. I am glad you let me know about it. I found a few other articles that I found interesting.  I just finished working at 12:45 AM from early this morning and this site ws the perfect relaxation for me to get my mind off of taxes.  I always knew my pillow was important and that is why I used to bring it with me on all my business trips when I used to travel for business. That is why I am always trying to find the perfect pillow height for my side sleeping and petite size ever since my very old latex foam...

BeddyBye, I am so happy for you that since you have been wearing your orthotics, your back pain has lessened significantly. Please keep us updated....

LOL. I always wanted to be Queen of SOMETHING! :-) Lynn is my Co-Queen and what's-his-name (zoned latex expert) is the KING! :)

I'm at the magic number---3 inches of foam. Actually, 2 and 3/4. Two inches of that is latex and then the HR PU foam.

That might have been my trouble with the memory foam. I had it over approximately 2 inches of latex. Some of it medium and some of it soft. The inside of my mattress was firm latex and HR foam. But it was those TOPPERS that were tending to give way to my back. You know, I have to laugh because I had found this quote on a foam website:

"If we were to select what we feel is "the best memory foam mattress topper" we would probably choose the 2 inch 4 lb or the 3 inch 5lb. Either of these would be an excellent...

I've noticed since wearing my prescribed orthotics daily, my right lower back pain is almost non-existant. Or at least not as severe as it had been. Granted, sometimes it still hurts in bed....BUT I love the feel of my topper configuration so much AND any pain or stiffness I have stops almost the minute I get out of bed. It's definitely not the same kind of pain I was having back when my mattress or topper was "sinking" in, hence giving me that nagging lower back pain where it hurts to get out of the "dip". Nothing like that excruciating pain.

So, I'm going to keep wearing my orthotics as much as I can and see if that seems to be the answer. And, more stretching helps, I noticed. I have a feeling it might be some arthritis settling in my joints and back. Need to keep...

Jim--

The tm is on the name "OrthoTex Latex," which lets them call the PU foam base OrthoTex Latex base foam. Clever. (always watch out when you see "Latex" capitalized.

The interchangeable/modular base support system is what I was proposing a month or so ago so I like the idea. However, that 15" "latex" mattress has only 3.5" of latex. And while they call it 100% organic (which means nothing) the fine print says the process "starts with" 100% natural, which really only promises a blend (not that that's bad, but a bit of snake oil if that's the case). Of greatest concern would be the warranty:

"What is not covered:
Conditions arising from normal wear and tear. (Conditions arising from normal wear and tear include, but are not limited to, mattress cover compression, foam compression or discoloration of components."

In the end, sounds like all they are warranting is that top stitching won't fall...

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