As I was trying to fall asleep last night, I thought to myself, “when was the last time I slept in a bed with a box spring?” To my dismay, I couldn’t think of a time that lasted for longer then a night or two. When I was a child I have a trumble bed with no box spring. Then when I went to college, I had a bunk bed. Now I sleep in a bed with drawers underneath. Guess what? No box spring.

I have never really had bed sores or had trouble sleeping, but I am curious about all the advertisements for beds. I know many people have back problems that occur later in life, but am I setting myself up for problems later on? One of the most common names is a Tempur-Pedic bed. I went researching on their website, to find the science behind their mattresses. I was dissapointed to find almost none. Even on the science section of their website, they basically suggest that when you sleep on their beds your spine is straight, and on other beds it is curved. Is this bad? I was surprised to find no research or evidence to back this up.

I sleep fine. I wasted 5 mins of sleep last night, wondering if I need to get a bed with a box spring. I am sure that their are different levels of comfort with different beds, but I am comfortable. Maybe I just need to go to a mattress store and spend the night on a couple and really give one of those expensive beds a try.

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