If you wake up in the morning with neck or back ache or find that you just cannot get comfortable enough to drop off to sleep at night, chances are that the pillow that you rest your weary head on could either be too soft or too hard.

It is nearly midnight and your wonderful mattress is calling, but you are still avoiding going to bed. The reason is that the noise coming from your partner's mouth sounds like a ships foghorn on a misty September night. Maybe a new mattress or new pillows are called for.