As a Sleep Specialist the first question I would ask is what kind of pillow are you using? Your pillow will actually make up around 30% of your quality of sleep. It is VERY common for people to use the wrong pillow and wake up with head aches. This is especially true if your pillow is too small and thin. The bed is designed to align your spine. You want to see a straight line from your tail bone to the top of the spine. We want our necks to be just every so slightly angled up. Usually the avg comfort zone of lift on the neck is 1-3 degrees. If your head is on a down angle even the slightest bit it will cause you to wake up with head aches because you're cutting off some of the oxygen to your brain. This is why it is so important to make sure you purchase new pillows with each bed. You want to make sure your pillow offers you the proper support in accordance to the individual mattress. This is something that is overlooked 90% by doctors and mattress salesmen.

same things happened to me.. headaches makes me kill me.

I often feel headache, but don't know if I can connect it with the wrong choice of the mattress I sleep on. I have a gel memory foam mattress too. But how can it effect the aches?

I recently bought a new mattress and can’t even sleep on it, because the off gassing is so bad, it gives me migraines.

I bought a memory foam and I have experienced headaches as well. The web blames off gassing but I suspect the lack of springs cause the body to "sink" and be too still. With springs you get some bouncing which improves circulation but with foam you can fall asleep in the same position for hours which may not be healthy plus they say there are chemicals but I suspect its lack of movement.

This is a good option for people who like a memory spray or need to relieve their pressure. Although there may be uncomfortable coils in the less costly indoor mattresses, foam in this budget bed has very comfortable contours.

Maybe it is related to your sleep position. what is your sleep position?

I’ve found I’m very sensitive to the fire retardant chemicals and other man-made products in mattresses, like memory foam. I didn’t used to have these problems but apparently, in 2007, a federal mandate added some ridiculous requirements for flame retardant. Mattress makers who use things like foam have no choice but to comply, so they spray the mattress casing with fire retardant or encase the mattress in something that doesn’t burn like wool, which is expensive. I’m on my third mattress in two years and still looking for one that doesn’t give me a headache.

Memory foam off gasses the toxic chemicals from which it’s made...chemicals like formaldehyde and benzene...just to name 2 of the 61 different chemicals used to make that horrible product. This is why you have a headache. It’s not only a health hazard, but also a poor quality material

My husband bought a gel/foam mattress topper and after putting it on top of our mattress, I began to get vertigo and had it for 6 weeks when I insisted that we take it off. No vertigo since taking it off.

I’ve been waking up with horrible headaches every morning for the past few years. I just now realized that it’s most likely due to the memory foam mattress we bought a few years ago. So disappointed as we spent thousands of dollars and now I can’t sleep on it. Trying to figure out what I can do without buying a new mattress. Maybe there is something I can put on top of the mattress to block the off gassing.

Short of buying a new mattress, an air tight mattress encasement is your best bet to contain the toxic fumes of a memory foam mattress.

Yes! That’s what I need to find!

Same thing bought tempur pedic gel memory foam adjustable pillows and had vertigo for 2 weeks. Took them off haven’t felt lightheaded dizziness fatigue vertigo since.

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Your foam might be old and getting harder or you have bought mattress that is actually hard and firm. Why don't you check symptoms of mattress hardness !