I didn't realize that. I'm I the the only one on the quad list that sleeps
an old-fashioned waterbed turned on hundred. I never get any kind of sores
from the my bed. It can happen with underpads both disposable and reusable.
One time I burn my bottom because the power cord from my laptop was under
my bottom and it was very hot and about to burn out. When we cannot feel it
is so hard., I have gotten pressure sores from my cushion going flat and
not knowing. I use a high-profile, quadta Roho. Why can't there be something
invented that would let you know when the air goes out. Someone needs to
invent that.
Dana
In a message dated 1/27/2014 7:56:41 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
I have an air mattress, which alternates pressure between different
sections. Yes, it is harder to get warm, because the air pump is blowing cold
air
into the mattress, and probably through the mattress and under your
sheets.
The good news is: cooler temperatures and alternating pressures help to
reduce wounds.
The bad news is the cold. I sleep with three blankets and sometimes a wool
cap to keep warm.
Dave
From: nichole rohling [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 7:44 PM
To: 'Raymond Kelly'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] SelectAir air mattress
I use flannel sheets year round and I’m in Oklahoma.
Nicki
From: Raymond Kelly [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 4:53 PM
To: xQuad-list
Subject: [QUAD-L] SelectAir air mattress
Hello, I am a C3/4 complete quadriplegic. I have been sleeping on a foam
mattress for years without a problem, but I recently got a chance to try out
a SelectAir air mattress.I was offer this mattress secondhand for free and
I have heard how air mattresses are supposed to be better for us
quadriplegics so I figured I should give it a try. The main problem I seem to
have
with it is that I could not keep warm enough. For some reason I had to put a
lot more blankets over me to warm me up on the air mattress then on the
foam mattress. I am just writing wondering if anybody on this list uses that
type air mattress and have had the same problem? While I am writing, I am
wondering what other people who use that mattress used for sheets.
Thank you very much in advance for any information you could offer me
about this.
Raymond Kelly
