Are the mattresses mentioned (Selectair mattresses, tempurpedic) able to have the head and feet raised and lowered? Like on a typical hospital bed.
On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:54 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > tempurpedic adjustable 4 me for the past 10 yrs.............its my best > friend I never had > > ron > *From:* Aaron Mann <aman...@gmail.com> > *To:* "wheelch...@aol.com" <wheelch...@aol.com> > *Cc:* kelra...@gmail.com; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 26, 2014 10:51 PM > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] SelectAir air mattress > > Selectair mattresses only adjust the hardness and temperature of the bed. > It would definitely be a step up from your foam mattress. The air beds > that are being mentioned by others here are low-loss, which typically are > prescribed overlays or complete mattress systems. I could see a low-loss > on a Selectair being quite comfortable. Don't confuse this with a sleep > number mattress... > > > Aaron Mann > > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 12:06 PM, <wheelch...@aol.com> wrote: > > Hiya Raymond ! Welcome. > > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 1/25/2014 4:53:56 P.M. Central Standard Time, > kelra...@gmail.com writes: > > Hello, I am a C3/4 complete quadriplegic. I have been sleeping on a foam > mattress for years without a problem, but I recently got a chance to try > out a SelectAir air mattress.I was offer this mattress secondhand for free > and I have heard how air mattresses are supposed to be better for us > quadriplegics so I figured I should give it a try. The main problem I seem > to have with it is that I could not keep warm enough. For some reason I had > to put a lot more blankets over me to warm me up on the air mattress then > on the foam mattress. I am just writing wondering if anybody on this list > uses that type air mattress and have had the same problem? While I am > writing, I am wondering what other people who use that mattress used for > sheets. > > Thank you very much in advance for any information you could offer me > about this. > Raymond Kelly > > > > >
