The following reports are from patients who have been treated with an oral appliance for snoring and sleep apnoea and the associated symptoms.

Patient Name: Heath M.

Please describe your symptoms and the effect they were having on your life before treatment with oral appliance therapy:

“Forever tired, no energy, mouth breathing, tired while driving, not coping mentally or physically, snoring badly – choking waking, no one wanted to sleep with me!!”

Please outline if there have been changes and what you noticed following use of the oral appliance:

“No snoring – choking, sleep all night for 8 hours, breath through nose, motivated, happy – new zest for life.”

How would you now describe the ease of use/ level of comfort of the oral appliance?

“Very comfortable, no extra trouble (my best friends).”

Patient Name: Ian B.

Please describe your symptoms and the effect they were having on your life before treatment with oral appliance therapy:

“Significant sleep apnoea/snoring with consequential interrupted sleep tiredness.”

Please outline if there have been changes and what you noticed following use of the oral appliance:

“The oral appliance has replaced a CPAP Machine and achieved precisely the same benefits of the machine but is infinitely easier to use and much more comfortable. I feel well rested and not snoring at all.”

How would you now describe the ease of use/ level of comfort of the dental sleep appliance?

“Extremely easy to both fit and to wear indeed. After a short while you are virtually unaware of it whatsoever.”

Patient Name: Rhonda E.

Please describe your symptoms and the effect they were having on your life before treatment with oral appliance therapy:

“Sluggish and very tired all the time; it was affecting my own life as I was too tired all the time, felt like I hadn’t slept even though I had eight hours sleep.”

Please outline if there have been changes and what you noticed following the use of the oral appliance:

“I’m not tired anymore. It feels like I have much better sleep, and I’m not having afternoon naps anymore.”

How would you now describe the ease of use/ level of comfort of the dental sleep appliance?

“Can’t even notice the appliance is in anymore and it is very easy to use.”

Patient Name: Rosemary J.

Please describe the benefits you have gained from treatment:

“Heaps more quality sleep. Energy to exercise and swim. Able to get up at 5 am to do above. No more naps during the day! Have stopped walking into door frames.”

Patient Name: Rudy C.

Please describe the benefits you have gained from treatment:

“There was an immediate improvement in the quality of my sleep which resulted in a more rested feeling after waking in the morning. I notice that I have more energy during the day particularly at the end of the working day when I would normally be tired. My overall mood has improved. Since my treatment, I have a much happier disposition and a more even temperament.”

Patient Name: Kieran S.

Please describe your symptoms and the effect they were having on your life before treatment with oral appliance therapy:

“Very tired, trouble staying awake after 9 pm, snoring.”

Please outline if there have been changes and what you noticed following the use of the oral appliance:

“Sleep improved dramatically, no snoring, awake all day, able to concentrate better.”

How would you now describe the ease of use/ level of comfort of the dental sleep appliance?

“The appliance fit perfectly from day one and was able to wear all night. The appliance is very comfortable – fantastic!”

Patient Name: Maria S.

Please describe your symptoms and the effect they were having on your life before treatment with oral appliance therapy:

“Feeling sluggish, not alert and had a fuzzy head when waking up. I never work up feeling rested. I was also irritable and grumpy a lot.”

Please outline if there have been changes and what you noticed following the use of the oral appliance:

“All of the above changed after the first night. The difference was unbelievable. I didn’t realise I felt so bad before!!”

How would you now describe the ease of use/ level of comfort of the dental sleep appliance?

“It took a few days to adjust to it. The pressure on my teeth was minimal and quite easy to tolerate.”

Patient Name: Sophia T.

Please describe the benefits you have gained from treatment:

“At last, after years of fretting about the feeling that my boyfriend and I can’t go on a holiday together because we would need to get separate rooms, I have a solution!! Finally, we can sleep together and both have a good night’s sleep when I’m wearing the device. It is literally a relationship saver! Thank you… Thank you… Thank you! I find it comfortable and painless to wear. Easy to keep clean, great to take with me if I need to stay anywhere overnight. Easy to breathe, better sleep. Marvellous!”

Patient Name: Tamara S.

Please describe your symptoms and the effect they were having on your life before treatment with oral appliance therapy:

“I suffered from depression, sinusitis and poor sleep with subsequent sleepiness and tiredness during the day. I had no energy and would drop off to sleep in the chair watching TV.”

Please outline if there have been changes and what you noticed following the use of the oral appliance:

“Since using the oral appliance I have noticed a significant reduction in tiredness and have not needed sinusitis at all. I have a lot more energy and have a general cheerfulness!”

How would you now describe the ease of use/ level of comfort of the dental sleep appliance?

“After a few nights to get used to it I am not even aware of it during the night anymore. It is very comfortable and easy to use.”