Space Last but not least, space! Look for largest mattress your room can hold and you can afford. When sleeping together with your partner, space is not only going to make your nights more comfortable, but may also keep your relationship at a healthy level. In case your buying a mattress for your child, keep in mind that your child will outgrow a short mattress. A 74 inch mattress length may be great now, but ten years from now their feet may be floating in air.

Once you have purchased your mattress, maintenance is important to make your mattress last as long as specified by manufacturers guarantee. The following tips are helpful to make your mattress last longer:

•Can-Flip Innerspring mattresses should be turned over and rotated monthly. •No-Flip Innerspring mattress should be rotated bi-monthly. •All foam mattresses should be rotated monthly. •Never wet an innerspring or all foam mattresses. Use a vacuum cleaner for regular cleaning. •The handles on a mattress are there for positioning and should not be used to lift or carry mattress. •Obviously, do not try to fold or bend an innerspring mattress, luxury foam mattresses are bendable. •Sitting on edge of innerspring or all foam mattresses is not good for its durability. Mattresses are designed to carry weight of a person lying down and not to support somebody sitting on edge for long periods of time. •Make sure mattress is placed on a matching foundation and 5-leg bed frame for queen sizes or larger. All foam mattresses are heaver than traditional innerspring, so foundations are very important, wrong type will cost you your warranty. A mattress is only as good as its’ foundation no mater what you spend.

A mattress is place where you spend about 30% of your lifetime during those moments that comfort is of your highest priority. Knowing important factors is essential. Children that get a better night’s sleep do better in school and are easier to manage. Adult’s health is mostly determined by quality of rest they receive especially in high stress work places. Buying online is an excellent way to purchase a new mattress as long as company offers 100% no non-sense comfort guarantees with no re-stocking and shipping charges.

So what if alcohol is suddenly removed from picture? In that case, brain's GABA has fewer locations on which it can act to put on brakes. As a consequence, brain's cells become unmanageably over-active, and symptoms of delirium tremens ensue.

DTs are a medical emergency requiring hospitalization, generally in an intensive care unit. The patient needs intravenous fluids, vitamins, nutrition, and correction of salt-and-water imbalances in bloodstream. Drugs known as benzodiazepines are usually administered to relieve over-excitation of brain cells. The medical team searches for complications, like infections or irregular heartbeats, that require other treatments. Medical personnel monitor patient frequently. Family and friends provide valuable assistance by keeping patient calm.

But in delirium tremens old adage applies—an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The best case is one that doesn't happen. Of course, this doesn't mean that a patient with alcohol dependence should continue drinking. Rather, it means that professional help should be enlisted in order to withdraw from alcohol safely.

This begs question of who has alcohol dependence in first place. More than one set of yardsticks exist, but "CAGE" questionnaire provides a simple and effective screen in which letters of word correspond to each of four questions:

C – Have you ever felt you should CUT down on your drinking?

A – Have people ANNOYED you by criticizing your drinking?

G – Have you ever felt bad or GUILTY about your drinking?

E – Have you ever had a drink first thing in morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover (EYE-opener)?

A "yes" answer to one of four questions raises possibility of alcohol dependence. A "yes" answer to two of questions makes alcohol dependence likely, and help should be requested.

(C) 2005 by Gary Cordingley