News 4 Investigates: The danger lurking in your mattress

[@Tomb-G19]

I didn't even remove the cover & the fiberglass is creeping out

[@riahmo777]

Same here!!!! So I thought something caused that NO. It's the damn mattress it's self.

[@jonnyboat2]

It doesn't just make little cuts on your skin, it gets in your lungs and damages your lungs. I knew a guy that worked at a company where they used fiberglass and he breathed it in the air daily. He developed lung problems and had to carry an oxygen tank around everywhere because he couldn't breath. Shortly afterwards he died because of the fiberglass ruining his lungs. I think the fiberglass fibers scarred his lungs and he couldn't breath.

[@keropi193]

Thats awful. It should be required by law that they suit up with a separate tank/oxygen source.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Mattel Car Ugly Blondes

[@leeluv96]

I'm so glad I saw this first before buying.

[@crystaleward]

Me too saw one with 4.5 rating price was under $200 everything checked out until I looked at the reviews it's all videos of fiberglass and fiberglass contamination. Didn't even know fiberglass would be in a mattress. Looked up fire retardant and rather just have a fire extinguisher. And just another heads up I've seen the gel and infused beds leak wouldn't buy it. I'm going to the mattress store, cuz I never had a problem there

[@leeluv96]

@@crystaleward Thank you so much. I still haven't gotten a mattress. I don't trust foam mattresses. I want to sleep on natural breathable materials. I have this nagging thought that so many people are going to have health issues from memory foam. Every mattress seems to be made of the stuff or a hybrid. My mattress was probably one of the last of it's kind.

[@felipecasey9601]

There are memory foam mattress without fiberglass

[@Nickmuzik91]

So why the fuck sell someone something KNOWING that it’s gonna have problems, and then let it cost 20x more than what you even paid for it, JUST TO FIX THE ISSUE??!!! At this point, I’d rather live in a fuckin cave🤬🤬🤬🤬😤

[@TradBarbie]

I want to be Amish so bad.

[@Canongang]

My family is a victim from this whole house covered because of the air system blowing it everywhere. What can we do to have Walmart pay for this

[@aimeehudson7271]

Join the lawsuit at Cueto Law if you have not.

[@cognitivecanary3532]

That's all they know about so far... Think KMOV should do more research on "flame retardents" in mattresses. It'd be a real eye opener.

[@BijoubyBecca]

Here from tik tok...

[@charlessmith263]

That type of fiberglass coming out of your mattress - those fiber shards or shrapnel - can be as equally bad as mold, and even more scary than lung-damaging asbestos fibers!!!! You touch the stuff and you can get awful skin irritation. Get that into the lungs, and it is difficult to get out, and you face permanent lung damage. But if any of them lands in places in your home or apartment, it can be nearly impossible to remove!! And just like that you are told to leave the house and you are homeless.

[@karenb7805]

bear memory foam does not use fiberglass

[@jayylad38]

currently dealing with this. it's awful. and i never even removed the cover.

[@CarlosLopez-vp6vr]

I'm curious if your cover was maybe ripped/torn? How old is your mattress?

[@jayylad38]

@@CarlosLopez-vp6vr 2 years old. it was never punctured, cut, or torn. i went over the entire thing & it was completely intact. i'm honestly kinda sad tbh. it was a comfy mattress

[@magdalenagonzalez372]

I wonder if you would have put one of those waterproof and bed bug mattress protectors over it it could have saved your foam mattress? Because it seems the one on it is of poor quality.

[@ElohiSilverEarthVentures]

Is there a type of cover you can put around the foam mattress that will not leak out fiberglass?

[@sos3600]

What brand do you guys have with fiberglass??

[@ElohiSilverEarthVentures]

Zinus memory foam mattresses, all have a fiberglass inner casing under the main cover, it's around all the memory foam for fire protection I guess. I also hear nectar mattresses have it inside they're mattresses too. Surprises nectar would make they're with it, zinus though is the cheaper mattress brand so I'm not surprised with them.

[@nicoledemers98]

It’s extremely common in memory foam mattresses, especially the cheap made-in-China ones on Amazon

[@juzzmeh5558]

Why sell that kind of bed?

[@jayylad38]

almost every major mattress brand uses fiberglass.

[@nick4leader]

If it's not fiberglass then it's nasty chemicals

[@Umbrahusky]

They are cheap to make America only cares about the money made from it

[@pedro6248]

wait till u research pillows

[@Michael20]

fyi purple and tempurpedic have fiberglass

[@tastybrownie7448]

Are there any brands that do not have fiberglass? Do spring mattresses have fiberglass?

[@Jauhnnyy]

@@tastybrownie7448 nah usually just memory foam mattresses

[@MauiMikes]

@Brian J The problem isnt the mattress. Its the slip cove. Dont remove it and your ok. Ive owned 6 of them with no problems. I never removed the cover for cleaning.

[@youngrelleus19]

@@MauiMikes doesn't matter if remove it or not. consider yourself one of the lucky ones and stop trying to reassure people about this massive issue, thats just evil.

[@judyanundson3588]

Nectar is also on the list, made in China.

[@envymem853]

Plz someone help I'm going thru this

[@michaelarkinstall9162]

Any update?

[@gabysoto7663]

This is so infuriating. So beyond infuriating.

[@envymem853]

I need help I'm going thru this

[@mind.is.prison]

I Am too

[@envymem853]

@ Julie ruin I realized to just throw out all the cloths sheets and start new is best. I also purchased one of those vacuums with heap filter really makes a difference. I also had to get rid of my bed (the one with the fiber glass dust) and my sons bed was in my room I just tossed both. It’s a long stressful process I hope things getting better for u.

[@2A_LEGOS]

@@envymem853 we just went through this 2 weeks ago. It’s a nightmare and there’s just no getting rid of them from clothes.

[@2A_LEGOS]

@@envymem853 did you hire anyone to clean the home? Do you still have particles in random places?

[@lisasummerlin3238]

This has just happened to my daughters family! A damn shame! So concerned about the grandchildren. Our daughters eyes are swollen shut. The kids are having to stay with us until they can get everything cleaned... dryer is a complete lose. Fibers everywhere in an hour after removing cover. It had a zipper so who knew it couldn't be removed and washed. As a parent and grandparent this absolutely devastating! I feel so sorry for my daughter and son-law. What a mess!😡

[@draco5160]

I took the cover off of mine and now I see shards of fiberglass in my room does anyone have advice of what to do?

[@youngrelleus19]

You have to move its next to impossible to clean up and the longer you stay the more permanent damage you are doing to your body. looking back I would rather go homeless than stay as long as I did.

[@donew1thita11]

@@youngrelleus19 how long did you stay? Did you have to get new everything, even your electronics?

[@ElohiSilverEarthVentures]

Ide taken thw cover off mine too, but luckily did it outside on my back porch, I had no idea, but now I'm freaking out grabbing the clothes I had worn while taking the cover off. Also wondering about my washer if it's destroyed my washer cus I can't imagine how to get the glass out of a washer, ill throw away my clothes,wtv but I don't want to wash anything else now that ide washed the cover in my washer. I did see the label saying do not remove, but I figured with the zipper...it was there to be able to remove to wash, why would they even make it possible to remove if it's never supposed to be removed..that makes no sense

[@kong_5oh163]

Bro this happen to me . What do I do

[@haydenchn1]

Where u able to get rid of it? I have it everywhere

[@BLUEBOI2503]

@@haydenchn1 how did it spread? Did you wash it or something ?

[@haydenchn1]

@@BLUEBOI2503 I took the cover off to wash. I guess the fibers lifted when I removed the cover because they ended up everywhere in my bedroom. Clothes, furniture, etc. I had a sweater hanging on my closet door and it ended up having fiberglass on it and it was about 10 feet away from the bed.

[@lunaa_tiikk9655]

Me too 🥺😭😭