Avana Mattress Elevator 5-Inch - Gentle Incline Under Mattress Support - Riser for Snoring, Acid Reflux, and Sinus Relief, Queen

This exact product - was shown to us and recommended by our doctor (mayo) to help with my ‘issues’. She wanted a full length wedge, as she said people tend to slide down off of pillow wedges. So we ordered a set of these for our queen size bed. The quality is great - they fit and perform perfectly. They did exactly what they’re supposed to do. I definitely slept better almost the first night. I will warn you - they take some getting used to. Give it a few weeks. We did run into one problem - my husband tends to have some edema (ankles and feet) - and these wedges made that significantly worse. The solution for that was for him to sleep with a pillow under his feet. Here are notes re our set-up experience. We have a traditional cherry bed frame - and were using a box spring under our mattress. A) i COULD have put these wedges between the box spring and the mattress - but that made the bed too high for us. B) thus, i removed the box spring - this then required bed ‘slats’ for the frame. I measured the frame width and length and determined the width minus 1/3 inch. (This would give me slats i could lay into the frame, but still wide enough to stay on the frame, even with weight which can cause slight bowing). Home Depot etc - tell the ‘person’ in lumber you need bed slats. In most cases they’ll recommend the boards to use - likely 4-6 inch wide by 1/2in thick. You’ll need sufficient boards to not quite fill the length of your bed. (Not to tight a fit - but close.) Give the rep your width measurement - they’ll cut - and you’re on your way home. BUT while you are there - buy a basic plastic ‘tarp’ (brown is nice) C) Once home, lay your slats in place. Then lay in your tarp. Staple gun or tac your tarp in place on one side - then cut to fit the rest (this will protect your new wedges and/or your mattress from rubbing tears against the wood). Lay in your wedges - put the mattress in place - you’re done.

My order got to me quickly. Everything looked very clean when I unrolled the two queen sides that I received. My first thought was, "And, I paid what for these?" They didn't seem substantial out of the box. However, sleeping on the under mattress has definitely proved their worth. I put the Avana between my box springs and mattress. The first night was rough because I had never slept on an incline before. But within three days, the Avana became very comfortable to me. This is not because it got softer, but because I got used to the new sleeping setup. Speaking of softer, it has not softened my mattress at all; in fact, it feels just a bit firmer. The Avana at 5" raises your entire bed quite a bit--and I'm short. While it isn't ideal for shorter-statured people, such as myself, it IS IDEAL for the purpose I bought it for--I am feeling so much better than I was!!! The Avana really works. My stomach issues are not over completely, but I've actually gotten up in the mornings feeling normal to almost normal again. The under mattress is pretty much a godsend. Sleeping on my own pillows as usual again has been a slice of heaven. I am definitely a total fan of this concept. Wedges don't provide the gentle slope or the length across your bed that this product does. The Avana keeps you honest. :) It really has made life easier for me. If you are suffering from GERD or sinus issues, I can't recommend this product enough. It's a great inexpensive substitute for an adjustable mattress if you'd like to save money--although it only has one setting, which happens to be great.

I've used this for quite a while now and it helps with sleep apnea, but does not cause lower back pain like using a wedge pillow does. The stress on my lower back is mitigated by my thick memory foam mattress and topper. Unfortunately with a deep mattress this foam is exposed from your mattress cover and sheets. I didn't worry until my uncle died and I took on his cat who enjoys tearing it up. I recommend they sell a cover for the wedge so it isn't so much fun for cats to destroy with a non-slio top surface. My mattress slides about 5 inches away from the headboard pretty quickly on this thing. Moving it back in position is a lot of extra effort I won't be able to do in my golden years. Great price, wonderful product but needs a anti slip cover so the mattress doesn't slide and the cat doesn't just love scratching at the foam. It has retained it's shape over years but I am not particularly heavy.

The thick end of the wedge was 5 inches, but the thin end didn't disappear to nothing. So the incline of the mattress was less than 5 inches higher at the head than the foot of the bed. I put 2x4s under the bed's feet at the head of the bed. I believe I should have gotten a 7 inch wedge. On the plus side, this helps with acid reflux and I am sleeping a lot better. It's more comfortable and easier on your back than the foam wedge pillows.

The incline maintained its thickness once under the mattress (I didn't think it would). We allowed it to expand for more than 48 hours and there was no odor. It provides full support and you don't know that it's there. It was very easy to install on a King sized bed, but you will need two people.

This is a very simple design. I have a queen size bed, so it comes in two sections (left and right) I took it out of the packaging and left it alone for an hour to 'inflate' before I installed it. It is the right thickness and firmness to support your mattress just right. The sizing was perfect and I found the material to have a slight tackiness to it, that ought to stop the mattress from sliding. I just needed to raise the head a little bit (reflux and snoring) and this simple product did the trick. 5 stars from me.

5 inches instead of 7 inches of elevation at head is perfect. Can sleep on it with pillow and arm under pillow in comfort. Wedge that is the length of the bed results in very gradual slope that doesn't make back hurt. No foam rubber odor, even when first opening. Roll decompressed from packing in a few hours. Two halves makes installation under matress easy by lifting one side and then the other to position. We have a Sleep Number matress and it does not interfere with the air hoses or electronics. Did not purchase cover, but wedges do not slip around at all. Love this product! No more GERD issues, just a great night's sleep.

I bought this two years ago and att there was no smell that I could discern. Fast forward to late last year where I suddenly started noticing a strong chemical smell emanating from my cooling topper which uses several tiny fans (I’ve had this for 4 years). I assumed the smell was from the latter, but their support explained that the topper is simply passing smells along. I bought a new topper to verify and the smell was still there. My mattress is really heavy and I didn’t have enough space to move it to troubleshoot further. Fast forward again to today when I’m installing an automated mattress riser beneath my mattress and I finally identified this riser as the culprit. It didn’t smell at first, but for some reason it suddenly started off gassing a terrible chemical smell. Too bad it took me so long to identify because I’m worried about what I was inhaling. 😖 Other than that the riser seems to work well. The angle makes it more comfortable to read & watch tv, and it doesn’t lose its shape over the years.

This helped with my GERD and my husband hasn't snored since we've been sleeping on it. Liked it so much bought a second one for our bed at the lake. Didn't find it difficult to get used to sleeping on in the least. Also helped improve the bags under my eyes...bonus! Would recommend :)

Paid more than I wanted to pay but it has been worth it. The mattress elevator works as described. Putting bricks under one of bed was causing strain to the timber structure but this mattress elevator solved problem without stressing the bed frame. I sleep well and I recommend the product to anyone else who needs end of bed elevated.

Very happy with purchase - item arrived efficiently and once the two pieces were fully opened and expanded, easy to put on the bed under the mattress to give it a small degree of anti-GERD lift. Works great. Did not purchase the cover as did not feel we needed it.

Installer sous notre matelas il nous donne un meilleur sommeil surtout beaucoup moins de ronflement, Il est tel que décrit

I sleep extremely well with this mattress elevator. Seemingly better than before. I'm young, I don't have any issues really other than difficulties sleeping. The 5" slight incline (which feels like a lot) seems to help. But perhaps it's just because it's novel and I happen to find comfort in the incline. The science of sleeping on an incline is basically non-existant, which is tragic. It's also very soft. Too soft. It reduced the firmness of my foam mattress, unfortunately.