DIY anti snoring

Wake at eight to a sunny but blustery day, breakfast on rye toast and honey with coffee and eat at leisure in the Garden Room, whilst listening to the news. After breakfast, hang out a line of coloured washing and then strip and change the beds and put the dirty linen in to wash. Whilst I am in the mood, run the vac over the house and wipe down the kitchen surfaces. Later I wash and clean the car, it was covered with elder blossom residue after I parked it under a tree during a downpour whilst I was swimming at the leisure centre. Around two o'clock, ride into town and have a wander around the market and then through the town, I only buy some plastic football whistles for 99p in Boyes and a loaf of bread. When I get back home I put some bismati rice in the microwave steamer and chop up some apple, orange and banana to add to the last of the vegetable curry from the slow cooker. When the rice is ready I add the fresh fruit and some chopped raisins, apricots and nuts with a sprinkle of garam masala. It works pretty well I think. After dinner I take two of the penny whistles to the garage and clamp them in the vice and then use a fret saw to take off a quarter inch ring, which I then file down to take smooth the rough edges, squash them into an oval shape and then test them to see if they fit my nostrils. They do, which is why I bought them. The reverse nose clips worked to keep my nostrils open but became uncomfortable after a few hours, these should be much better. Last night I taped my mouth shut with paper tape and used the nose clips, and despite drinking a couple of pints with Andrew, I awoke this morning without the dry mouth and sore throat that tells me I have been snoring. The reason for the DIY is that some of the devices for stopping snoring are really expensive, which is OK as long as they work, but money down the drain if they don't. There is an NHS sleep clinic in York and I have e-mailed them to try to get an appointment, no doubt they will refer me back to my GP, but this way I will get some action. A good night's sleep is a precious luxury for those with a snoring/apnea problem. My problem started after my jaw was broken twenty five years ago. The forecast overnight tonight isn't too bad, so I risk hanging out the freshly washed bedding. Read for an hour or two and then turn in.