Tempur Original Astrid Elite with CoolTouch

Worst mattress ever! Ruined my back – I tried the mattress at Harvey Normans in Bennett’s Green near Newcastle and found it so comfortable. As it was on a special offer ($6K instead of $8.5K) I decided to take the plunge and bought it. After all, what price do you put on your health and since a good night’s sleep is so important, surely it was worth paying that price? Wrong! I… Read more

actually ended up paying to ruin my back! The first few weeks were fine. But over the next few weeks I started getting pain in my lower back. It was worse in the mornings. I tried heat wraps, massage, heat rubs etc, but nothing worked. Before this, I was fit and healthy, and did yoga and gym classes regularly. My job is fairly sedentary and thought maybe my sitting posture was wrong. So I invested in an ergonomic chair, changed my routine to avoid prolonged sitting, but nothing worked. I even googled devices to alleviate back pain and invested in some back stretching and support devices. Nothing worked and my pain only got worse. I could hardly walk when I got up in the mornings. Then it clicked. As the pain was worse on waking, could it be the mattress? So I started sleeping in the spare room on a cheap mattress . Straight away I felt my back was better supported. In just one week, the pain got better, and now 3 weeks later I’m completely pain free! Tempur mattress’s are a joke! They provide no support to the body and after a while your back pays the price. People get deluded as the mattress does feel extremely comfortable at first, and probably think that the extra cost is worth it. A few minutes trial in a shop is not enough time to test it. It seems there is a reason why Tempur does not provide a in home trial over a longer period as they would probably go out if business! I don’t normally write reviews, but felt compelled to do this one as I don’t want anyone else suffering like I have. Luckily I worked it out before I permanently damaged my back.