Well, I kindly retract the above statement. For myself at least. After about 20 minutes it became painful. The Alsop is the one I have used for a long time but you do really feel the beads. I can use it 14-16 hours with nothing but comfort. Sorry for invaluable post. However, still YMMV on this. Some may like it, some may not. Myself, I shall return it promptly.