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memory foam - 8/14/2010 6:50:18 PM

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I finally found what feels like the most comfortable mattress for my bad back and Sir plans to buy it next week. The problem is, the store doesn't have one in stock and has to order it. That means it comes shipped in plastic and hasn't been aired out. I read it can take 2 weeks for the smell to go away and it's possible to get sick from the fumes during that time. Is there a way to speed up the process? Will simply spraying febreeze on the mattress kill the smell?

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:00:01 PM

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If it were me, I'd contact the mattress's tech support and ask if Febreeze is safe to use on the new mattress. Febreeze contains chemicals that might have some sort of interaction with the foam itself, which might void the mattress's warranty.

From personal experience on old, exposed foam, Febreeze tends to leave a sticky residue on the foam. I'm not sure if that's just a buildup of the Febreeze product or if it's some sort of residue created with Febreeze chemically interacting with the old foam.

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:03:08 PM

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Here is a little factoid for you, if you can smell something this means that tiny particles of that smell are entering your body. You are breathing them in, so no, Fabreeze will not help

This is like asking if you can fabreeze away mustard gas

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:05:26 PM

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It comes shipped in plastic? Any way hat you can make a hole in the plastic and connect a vacuum cleaner to the hole and suck out all the particles?

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:06:49 PM

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Open the windows all day.

Better yet: Buy a South America Indian hammock instead. (Just threads, no poles. Any hammock with poles in it is bad.)

Learn how to lie in such a hammock. When you lie at an angle that differs 45 degrees from the length direction of the hammock, an Indian hammock will spread out and transform into a huge horizontal area. It will support your body at all points and is reputedly the best for a bad back.

Such hammocks start at about one hundred euro's and the more luxurious ones can be many hundreds of euro's. There are shops that have many varieties of such Indian hammocks. They do not smell. They are easy to clean: just roll them up and put them in a washing machine. And if you want it out of the way, then simply hang it on one of the walls.

Warning: these hammocks are intended for single persons, no matter the size of such a hammock.

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:06:49 PM

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It comes shipped in plastic? Any way hat you can make a hole in the plastic and connect a vacuum cleaner to the hole and suck out all the particles?

No....

I had a memory foam topper. It was well worth two weeks of bad particles... although I did find those worrying

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:16:14 PM

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So getting rid of the smell can void the warranty. Wonderful. I tried out other mattresses, but nothing felt as good as the memory foam. I have a curved spine that makes me prone to extremely painful pinched nerves. I've found that a stiff back in the morning seems to increase the chance of injury. If I find out I have to put up with the smell, so be it. I'll put up with most anything to decrease the chance of back injury.

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:22:05 PM

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OK they have those pillows on the plane, //////just let me open the window and ,,,,hey,,,,,wTF....put that GUN down......................dam that husrt don't do that again>>>>>>>>>>>>>>hey No wait....I', am Amwrican.....wait Nooooooooo

not true exploits from my flight back to the USA....gee without wireless i would be forced to watch Ben Stiller

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:29:42 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: defiantbadgirl

I finally found what feels like the most comfortable mattress for my bad back and Sir plans to buy it next week. The problem is, the store doesn't have one in stock and has to order it. That means it comes shipped in plastic and hasn't been aired out. I read it can take 2 weeks for the smell to go away and it's possible to get sick from the fumes during that time. Is there a way to speed up the process? Will simply spraying febreeze on the mattress kill the smell?

Don't spray Febreze on there. It's not logical to try and make one toxic chemical disappear by spraying it with another. You've lived without the mattress this long, you can probably live without it a little bit longer til the fumes go away.

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:32:10 PM

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ORIGINAL: defiantbadgirl

So getting rid of the smell can void the warranty. Wonderful. I tried out other mattresses, but nothing felt as good as the memory foam. I have a curved spine that makes me prone to extremely painful pinched nerves. I've found that a stiff back in the morning seems to increase the chance of injury. If I find out I have to put up with the smell, so be it. I'll put up with most anything to decrease the chance of back injury.

No, getting rid of the smell won't void your warranty. Using a chemical to do so, such as Febreeze, might. That's why I suggested you contact tech support and ask.

< Message edited by sappatoti -- 8/14/2010 7:34:34 PM >

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 7:34:39 PM

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It's not logical to try and make one toxic chemical disappear by spraying it with another.

Thanks for putting it that way...

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 9:12:58 PM

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You're welcome! Always a pleasure!

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RE: memory foam - 8/14/2010 11:12:18 PM

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quote:

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Open the windows all day.

Better yet: Buy a South America Indian hammock instead. (Just threads, no poles. Any hammock with poles in it is bad.)

Learn how to lie in such a hammock. When you lie at an angle that differs 45 degrees from the length direction of the hammock, an Indian hammock will spread out and transform into a huge horizontal area. It will support your body at all points and is reputedly the best for a bad back.

Such hammocks start at about one hundred euro's and the more luxurious ones can be many hundreds of euro's. There are shops that have many varieties of such Indian hammocks. They do not smell. They are easy to clean: just roll them up and put them in a washing machine. And if you want it out of the way, then simply hang it on one of the walls.

Warning: these hammocks are intended for single persons, no matter the size of such a hammock.

Do you speak from experience, Rule? This sounds interesting. Do you use one of these yourself?

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RE: memory foam - 8/15/2010 3:33:03 AM

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No, I do not speak from experience. However, a former friend of mine worked for about fifty years in Brazil doing geological research in the wild there, camping out or living in villages and during all those years he slept in hammocks. Even when he got cancer on his tongue and returned to The Netherlands for treatment he asked the hospital permission to install his hammock and did so. (He survived the cancer.) He once showed me his hammock in his sleeping room and demonstrated how to lie on it. He had a wide knowledge about them and once intended to write a book about them; unfortunately his shoe box with years of notes accidentally disappeared into the garbage.

I took an interest in hammocks. It is immediately clear that a hammock supports all parts of the body and indeed hospitalized patients that use one do not get those ugly bedsores that people get in ordinary beds. (These days hospitals do have high tech beds that noisily adapt to the body of their patient that also prevent bed sores to a degree, but in my opinion Indian hammocks are the far better choice.)

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RE: memory foam - 8/15/2010 7:27:07 AM

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quote:

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quote:

It's not logical to try and make one toxic chemical disappear by spraying it with another.

Thanks for putting it that way...

I hate febreaze throw that junk out!

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RE: memory foam - 8/15/2010 7:54:46 AM

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I hate febreaze throw that junk out!

I hate all those chemically manufactured scenty things. YUCK! Worse, those products are tested on animals.

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RE: memory foam - 8/15/2010 8:00:07 AM

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I'm not sure if you ordered the mattress yet but my husband had a memory foam and it's really awful for 2 people to sleep on. If you share a bed with your guy it might get uncomfortable.

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RE: memory foam - 8/15/2010 9:47:23 AM

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Lets all drop by and jump on her bed.

If we jump high and wildly the fumes will break loose and free up the foam.

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RE: memory foam - 8/15/2010 9:53:37 AM

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Every time I see this thread title, I imagine the commercial:

"Troubled by memory lapses? Plug those mental leaks with Memory Foam!"

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