How long can a mattress last?

We cannot avoid living in a fast-paced era. Eat lunch in fifteen minutes. Get a business meeting in 30 minutes. Want a date? Okay, we can plan for half a day to proceed.

However, some things still live in the age of nostalgia. Such as photos, such as furniture. Compared with other daily necessities such as clothes, shoes, and digital products, the speed of furniture replacement is horribly slow. Most households retain the old furniture from ten years ago, even if it has been "unrecognizable". This is especially true of the mattress: it seems that no matter how many times you move, it is like a loyal veteran, moving into one room after another with you.

From the perspective of soul chicken soup, you can write a touching story casually; but what if you look at it from other perspectives, such as science and health?

How long can your mattress last?

In 2013, the relevant media launched the "Chinese Sleep Culture" survey. It is hoped that through scientific investigation and analysis, more people can pay attention to their own and others’ sleep health problems, develop scientific and healthy sleep habits, and prevent and reduce the occurrence of sleep-related diseases.

47.2% of netizens said that their mattresses “almost never changed”, “I don’t remember how many years they have been used”, and the last time they changed mattresses was “still when they moved”; while 36.7% of netizens were able to I am sure that I have changed my mattress once in 10 years; 14.1% of netizens last changed their mattress 5 years ago; 1% of netizens said that their mattress was newly purchased within 3 years.

Among the netizens who "almost never changed the mattress", more than 80% of the netizens unanimously said, "If the mattress is not obviously damaged, it will not be replaced."

However, most of the netizens who have purchased mattresses in the past five years have replaced their mattresses because of other objective reasons such as moving, broken mattresses, etc.; only 16 people really feel that the mattress needs to be replaced according to their subjective intentions , Accounting for less than 1% of the total.

In fact, although you often don’t see it, the importance of mattresses to the whole life is self-evident: as an important part of the entire sleeping environment, a suitable mattress can not only create the most comfortable sleeping environment, but also help you Enter a deep sleep state as soon as possible; at the same time, it can also ensure that the sweat and other natural emission discharged during sleep will not cause chronic diseases such as rheumatism due to poor air permeability and other reasons.

How long can a mattress last?

In fact, with the vigorous publicity of the media, companies and industry experts in recent years, the significance of mattresses for the home space is no longer limited to "things under the sheets", "has a good mattress". It has become a common understanding of many users, but is it enough to just understand that the mattress is important?

In a random street interview conducted by relevant media at the beginning of the year, more than 90% of users said that although they understand the importance of a good mattress, they don’t know how many years a mattress can sleep; many people judge the bed. The criterion for whether the cushion can continue to be used is the degree of damage to the surface of the mattress.

So, how many years is more appropriate to sleep on a mattress? What are the criteria for determining whether the mattress needs to be replaced?

According to the relevant regulations that the reporter has learned so far, the national standard mandates that hotel mattresses be replaced in five years. However, there are no special regulations for household mattresses. It is only recommended that household mattresses can be replaced according to the fatigue of the mattress.

Professor Guo Xiheng, director of the Sleep Respiration Center of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, said that although many mattress companies have their own mattress use standards or shelf life, this time does not represent the best use time; if you assume that a mattress is from a spring Until the fabrics are far higher than the national standards, and the height and weight of the tested users reach the most uniform standard, and they are also in a constant temperature and humidity state, the best service life of the mattress without any maintenance Usually within 5-8 years; and this time will also change with different mattresses, users of different physiques and different usage methods.

lacking of standard answers

However, this does not seem to be the most standard answer. At least in the absence of professional data and examples, companies and experts in related fields cannot come up with the most definite answer. However, there is one point that everyone agrees with, that is, the service life of a mattress has a lot to do with how the user uses the mattress.

Industry insiders have said in an interview that the shelf life of a mattress is actually directly related to the user; generally speaking, a mattress should be replaced every 5 years; but if the mattress is in use, the user can The mat is maintained, and the mites and bacteria are removed regularly. The best service life of the mattress can be appropriately extended; otherwise, it may be greatly shortened.

Professor Guo Xiheng also said that even if the mattress is to be replaced in five years, the mattress should be protected, such as not directly sleeping on the mattress, and minimizing the direct contact between the mattress fabric and the human body; at the same time; , Regularly turn over the mattress or turn around to sleep again, and air the mattress when the weather is good; in addition, if you can regularly choose professionals to perform professional maintenance on the mattress such as mites, it will also greatly increase the number of beds. The best time to use the pad.