Sleepwell Anti Snoring Device

Catherine's Story

My daughter is a dentist at Lostwithiel dental practice (Danielle MacIsaac) and has had first hand knowledge of my sleep apnoea curse. She had recently been on a snoring course and I was her first client. She made me a Sleepwell splint and I can only tell you how much Sleepwell has changed my life.

I am 66 years old and I have suffered from sleep apnoea for over 30 years and as I have gotten older it has got worse. I have had two operations on my nose – gave up smoking  – went on a diet –  changed my sleep position – spent hundreds on anti snore pillow – over the counter anti snore devices – a mouth guard from local chemist. None of the above helped; I am still left with the curse of sleep apnoea . I used to waken up during the night between 4 – 5 times this was due to my sleep apnoea. I sleep on my stomach, my snoring could wake the dead and my husband’s glares at my sleeping back wanting to push me out of bed.  He covered his ears with a pillow trying to block out the sound,  because from midnight till sun rise each hour passes and love slowly fades, he becomes angered and week because no matter what I sleep.  Snore and you sleep alone – we have been sleeping in separate beds since the kids left home.  I have been happily married to my husband for over 30 years.

I have been told by family that I am the loudest snorer in the world and sound like a wild animal, racing car, chain saw, tractor and more.  When my daughters visit home they say they can even hear me through the bedroom walls.  My daughters took me for a mother’s day treat to a hotel we all shared the same room and again they could not sleep because of my snoring.  They will not share a hotel room with me again they said they will make sure I have my own room. Visiting my sister; we shared a room in her home and she could not sleep either even with ear plugs in. I went on holiday a few years ago to Tenerife with my husband.   I was sun bathing on the roof of hotel and fell asleep, my husband had went for a walk and when he returned and woke me, the other bathers were thankful as they said they thought it was an earthquake.

 

Treatment and Outcome

I visited my daughter dentist surgery to get my impression and bite for the Sleepwell device small customised mouthpiece.  When I received the device I put it in my mouth that night it did feel strange but it was not painful.  I went to bed that night with the Sleepwell splint, I must say I did get up about twice the first night, but usually I am up during the night about four times, as my sleep apnoea wakes me up. I was really impressed and after a few days wearing the Sleepwell splint I can now sleep all night and only awake when the alarm goes off, and am now sharing my bed with my husband we cannot believe the difference it has made to our lives. We both feel regenerated in the morning.  I have now been wearing the Sleepwell splint for about two months and it is now part of my bedroom routine like brushing my teeth. The snoring was so bad I actually woke everybody up at home. Now they can barely hear me when I sleep I will be taking it everywhere with me.

 

Husband John's Experience

Since wearing the snoring device Catherine’s snoring, intensity, frequency and duration has gone down by at least 80%. The noise level is down by at least 75% so I am getting a good quality nights sleep and I am not feeling tired during the day at work and my daily headaches have disappeared.