I am now 67 and I have snored since my early thirties. My partner complained about my snoring, and also made a recording of my erratic breathing whilst asleep, suspecting sleep apnoea. It wasn’t until a mate said that he wasn’t prepared to spend another weekend in a motorhome with me during a motor racing event that I finally got the message.

He did me, and my nearest and dearest, a great favour.

I saw my doctor who arranged a test which indicated that I had mild sleep apnoea. Since I am tall, slim and reasonably fit he was a bit surprised and wanted to do a further test. The test took some time to arrange and in the meantime I got Park Dental Practice to make me an S4S mandibular device. Whilst it took a while to get used to having something in my mouth overnight, I persevered, and by the time the second test was carried out I was able to wear it all night. The result indicated that I no longer suffered from sleep apnoea. The doctor said “How did you do that?” and I explained the use of my S4S device. He smiled, and that doesn’t often happen!

My partner and I now get a good night’s sleep and I can join my mates to enjoy weekends away at motorsport events without the fear of being pilloried for keeping them awake!

It was 12 years or more ago when I started using the mandibular device and it is only on rare occasions, maybe caused by a severe cold, that I don’t use it. I’m now on my third device.

My partner and I travel abroad frequently, and in addition to checking that we have passports, money and tickets before we leave, the mandibular device also has very high priority.

— Tony Day