Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 All I know is that after I read the article posted by Carl on harmful chemicals that included those produced from foam padding in furniture, I thought of my all foam Tempurpedic mattress (this is my second, the first one being left behind) and I just wanted to go put my head in the oven.... I then just had to laugh, a very sad laugh that only others on this site would understand. In a message dated 9/21/2006 4:15:36 PM Central Standard Time, lori@... writes: This might seem like a stupid question but if my bed off-gassing IS what's causing all these symptoms, what do I do about it? Do I just wait? I think a bed is so problematic because you really need one (I have back problems and can't sleep on the floor) and if you get another new one it could be off-gassing ... and if you buy a used one it could have mold or bed bugs or any number of things wrong with it that you couldn't see. What do you all think?? Thanks again Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hi I don't know what you mean by contamination exactly .. do you mean mold contamination? I don't really think this mattress has mold -- but of course I could be wrong. The off-gassing is really my alternative explanation for my symptoms, not in addition to the mold. I mean, I guess it COULD be both but it seems unlikely in this case. It's just hard to pull it apart. We spent a ton of money a few months ago for this mattress and it won't be paid off for a long time, so it's the last thing we're going to think about getting rid of. My symptoms started after we returned from vacation. The mattress was still relatively new. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Lori, I fully understand about not wanting to get rid of things. I will assume since it is new maybe and hopefully it has not become an issue. (small secret, along time ago I sold Filter Queen vacuums. One of the sales tactics was to show what you could vacuum out of a mattress. Yuck. My point is I am scared to death about mattresses anyway, mold or not so best not to listen to me on that one anyway...lol I use the word contaminated allot because there are so many things IE. mold, dust mites, whatever so I just use the word as a blanket term to describe something that has been exposed to an unhealthy element.. Hope that makes sense.. Chris... Lori Baur <lori@...> wrote: Hi I don't know what you mean by contamination exactly .. do you mean mold contamination? I don't really think this mattress has mold -- but of course I could be wrong. The off-gassing is really my alternative explanation for my symptoms, not in addition to the mold. I mean, I guess it COULD be both but it seems unlikely in this case. It's just hard to pull it apart. We spent a ton of money a few months ago for this mattress and it won't be paid off for a long time, so it's the last thing we're going to think about getting rid of. My symptoms started after we returned from vacation. The mattress was still relatively new. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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