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The Bear Elite Hybrid is our top pick for a side-sleeper mattress, and while it's one of the firmest options both I and WIRED reviewer Martin Cizmar have tried, we both agree that it's one you'll only love more the longer you sleep on it. It feels insanely firm after you unbox it; even though it's rated at a lower firmness than the Plank Firm Natural I usually sleep on, I'd say the Bear Elite's firmest setting actually feels firmer. It's a much taller mattress at 14 inches, with five layers of zoned coils and two kinds of foam. Even with all of those coils, it's much less springy than the Plank, and initially feels incredibly dense to sleep on. However, as a side sleeper, a few nights on the Plank leaves my shoulders feeling incredibly stiff, while the Bear Elite has ...