I have had good luck with mine. https://www.drivemedical.com/index.php/ls-9000-low-air-loss-mattress-system-with-pulsation-1517.html
When I used the overlay like yours I had no skin problems, the only issue was the mattress leaked some. Stay with what you have if it is working. On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 4:45 PM, greg <[email protected]> wrote: > The pressure sore I have right now is from my wheelchair not my bed. At > the moment I'm using a Clinitron bed. My regular bed has an overlay > mattress, an alternating pressure mattress. But I'm not sure how good it > is. It has little bubbles all over it. And the bubbles rotate pressure. But > the bubbles are not real big and they are not very deep. Even though my > sore is from my wheelchair, when it is finally healed up and I go back to > my regular bed I don't want my bed to cause any problems. So I was thinking > about getting a better alternating pressure mattress. Obviously I'd like to > not have to spend a lot of money. The one I have now was only like $120 and > it has worked for years. I see one like it listed for like $75. But I think > they are alternating pressure but not low air loss. Looking on Amazon there > are very many. From 4 to 8 inches thick. > The one I was thinking about is this one. > > http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Medical-Mattress-Replacement-Alternating/dp/B002VWKO9W > > what do you think? I know they can make it harder to get dressed and > things like that. 8 inches might be too thick. It just looks the most > durable. > Greg >
