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You spend a third of your life, maybe more, on your mattress. This means that with the one exception of your office chair, your mattress is the single piece of furniture that you use the most. If it’s not a good mattress that’s providing you with the proper support, that’s going to have a major impact on your body and your health. Have you been waking up feeling tired or having trouble getting to sleep? It may not be anything to do with you—it may be your mattress.
Changing out your mattress is not something people often think about, even if they know that you should swap your mattress out every eight years or so. Part of this is due to the fact that you rarely actually see your mattress. It’s not like your sofa where you see signs of wear and tear. It’s also often easy to pass off aches and pains as side effects of exerting yourself too much or not exercising enough.
You Don’t Sleep Well
Having a single night of bad sleep here and there isn’t unusual. When that occurs, you can often place the blame on overexerting yourself, having a lot on your mind, or not feeling well. However, if you’re always or almost always waking up feeling like you didn’t rest, it’s time to look for another reason. There could be a health condition behind it all, but it also could be your mattress. If you’re always waking up in pain, it’s probably because the mattress no longer supports you like it should. This can lead to muscles, bones, and joints no longer being aligned like they should be.
If you do suspect some underlying health condition is behind this, go ahead and talk to your doctor about it. You may have to do a sleep study to rule out some issues such as sleep apnea. However, if you know it’s not a health issue, it’s probably your mattress. It’s time to call Junk King Tucson and get rid of it.
You Can Visibly See the Mattress Sagging
The next time you change your sheets, take a minute to look at your mattress. Remove any mattress protector or topper you have on it, too. Do you see the mattress sagging anywhere? If you have a traditional coil mattress, those coils will slowly flatten down over time. A memory foam mattress will also lose its support over the years, leaving areas that visibly sag. If you strip the mattress and can see that it dips where you sleep, you need another mattress.
Another way to tell if your mattress is no longer providing good support is to lie down on it for a few minutes. Get up and watch the mattress. Do you see it flatten back out, or does the imprint of where you were lying stay in the mattress for several minutes? If it’s the latter, it shows that your mattress is too worn to properly support you.
The Coils Poke You
Another issue with a traditional coil mattress is that, over time, the coils can shift. This can cause them to start poking you in the back, side, or other area. When this happens, it can be very difficult to get comfortable and to stay asleep. If you tend to move around a lot during the night, you’re likely to hit this pokey spring several times. That can wake you up, interrupting your sleep cycle. A coil mattress can be flipped over, which may alleviate this issue for now. However, this is just a temporary fix because eventually, the springs will start poking through on the other side as well.
You Wake Up During the Night Multiple Times
When you go to bed at night, do you fall asleep quickly and stay asleep for most of the night? If not, why not? If you toss and turn a lot or simply cannot get comfortable so you can fall asleep, it’s a sign that your mattress is worn out. While your mattress may be very comfortable to start with, over time, the padding can break down. This leads to a lumpy mattress that isn’t comfortable for anyone.
It’s important that you get a good stretch of uninterrupted sleep each night so your body can recharge. Sleep is when the body is able to repair injuries, fight off disease, and help regulate itself. If you aren’t sleeping well, you may not heal as fast, may get sick more often, and may have more difficulty managing chronic health conditions.
Having your sleep cycle interrupted also affects your mental and emotional states. If you don’t sleep well, you’re going to have trouble concentrating and getting work done. Your reaction time will be slower, which means you could accidentally hurt yourself. You might forget small details or be so drowsy you fall asleep at your desk. Emotionally, you may find that it’s harder to remain calm. Small things that used to not bother you at all may make you irritated or angry. This can damage your relationships with colleagues and even with your family and friends.
Your Mattress is Loud
When you sit down on your mattress, does it make noise? If you hear a lot of creeks and groans, it’s a sign that your mattress has aged poorly. You shouldn’t hear a lot of noise from your mattress. It might make the occasional squeak, but if it’s every time you lie down, get up, or change positions, it’s a problem. It means the coils and other parts of your mattress are beginning to shift out of place or break down. If you look, you’ll likely see that the mattress is also sagging, so it’s time to consider replacing it.
You Smell Something Weird
You shouldn’t hear your mattress, and you shouldn’t smell it, either. If you start to pick up on a weird smell when you’re in bed and you’ve ruled out yourself (it happens), your clothing, and your bedding, it may be your mattress. This is especially true if you eat or drink in bed. Over the years, a few spills can lead to the mattress getting stained. Liquid from these spills can seep into the mattress along with your sweat. Once inside your mattress, this moisture combines with the warm, dark place to create the perfect environment for mold to grow.
Mold not only can cause your mattress to smell, but it can also affect your health. You’ll be constantly breathing in mold when you sleep, and that can affect your allergies and your breathing. Over the years, you may find that your breathing actually gets worse and you don’t know why. The answer may be found in your mattress. Any odd smells or multiple stains are signs that it’s time to consider replacing the mattress.
Other Mattresses Are Much More Comfortable
When traveling, have you noticed that you sleep a lot better at a hotel or at someone else’s house? This might be a sign that your mattress just isn’t cutting it any longer. Sleeping better in one other place might not necessarily mean your mattress is at fault—maybe that hotel or friend just had a really great mattress. However, if it’s something you notice regularly, it’s time to start thinking about replacing your mattress.
What if it Hasn’t Been Eight Years?
While the rule of thumb is to replace your mattress every eight years, that doesn’t mean that your mattress is going to last eight years. It’s possible it will wear out in two or three years, especially if it’s a low-quality product or it’s not taken care of. Letting children jump on your bed, for example, is going to damage the mattress pretty quickly. On the other hand, if you take really good care of your mattress, you could get ten or even twelve years out of it.
Regardless of how many years you’ve had your mattress, you need to swap it out if you’re not sleeping well. Go buy a new mattress and then reach out to Junk King Tucson to help you get rid of your old one.
Junk King is Here for You
Getting rid of mattresses isn’t always easy. They’re large and bulky, and sometimes just getting them out the door is difficult. Then you have to have a vehicle large enough to hall the mattress away. Junk King of Tucson is here to make this process much easier. Our crew will haul the mattress out for you. All you need to do is take the sheets off and show us where the mattress is. We’ll carefully maneuver it out of your house and get it into our truck. Live in an apartment? Don’t worry, we will wrestle your old mattress down as many flights of stairs as it takes.
In addition to hauling away your old mattress, Junk King also takes old furniture, appliances, construction waste, yard waste, and much more. Any trash that isn’t hazardous waste can go in our trucks.
Want to know more or get a free, no-obligation quote? All you have to do is give us a call at 1-888-888-JUNK or send us a text to 1-737-888-5865.
