Choosing the perfect mattress for allergies

If you’re someone who suffers from allergies, you’ll know just how disorientating it can be. Swollen eyes, runny noses and itchy skin are all symptoms commonly noted and ones that can make falling asleep a challenge. And, did you know that allergies can exacerbate a condition called sleep apnoea that causes you to stop breathing as you sleep? With this in mind, having the right mattress can provide significant benefits to your health and help reduce those pesky symptoms at the same time.

How can the right mattress help?

In general, we can spend around 8 hours tucked up in bed. And, during the most allergy-ridden months, this is 8 hours of time potentially surrounded by settled dust mites and other irritants. Did you know that, according to The Sleep Council, a typical mattress has anywhere from 100,000 to 10 million dust mites inside it at any given time? Or that the average human sheds 454g of skin per year, most of which ends up in our beds? It’s these that can alleviate the symptoms of allergies along with airborne pollen that makes its way in through open windows. Remember that dust allergies tend to be more severe - asthma attacks can kill while hayfever is normally more of an irritant. However, avoiding both of these is still something we all strive for. The right mattress won’t hold on to these mites or cause them to spring into the air as you enter the bed at night. It will be easy to clean and maintain, allowing you to remove allergens easily.

What is the best type of mattress?

Memory foam mattresses are ideal for people suffering from allergies, especially our Comfortlux Visco-Elastic memory foam mattress. It is hypoallergenic and inhibits the spread of dust mites. This type of mattress also has a dense structure that eliminates the ideal breeding sites for dust mites. In contrast, spring mattresses can set off dust mites, accumulating dust and throwing dead skin cells into the air when you lay down. Understanding how mattresses impact allergies allow you to make informed decisions that will benefit your health for many years to come.

Here at Comfortlux, we specialise in supply quality memory foam goods to help create the perfect night’s sleep. This includes our specialist Comfortlux Visco-Elastic memory foam mattress, mattress toppers, beds, bedsteads and soft furnishings. If you have any questions about the products available in our online store or how they can benefit your sleep, please don’t hesitate to contact us today.