Still hear?

Do you still hear this noise at night?

If so, come on .. what are you waiting for!! Just one day left and we don't want you to miss the opportunity to start having a silent night ;)

The Headlines

Some of the coverage we've had ... and an excellent light-hearted piece from the BBC titled, "Homespun remedies for snoring" :)

"Snoring proves a sex turn-off" (Daily Mail)
"Stop snoring week aims to restore happy sex lives" (Telegraph.co.uk)
"Snoring is bad for your sex life" (Manchester Evening News)
"It's snore fun when you have to sleep all alone" (Scotsman)
"'Devastating snoring' that can now be treated" (ic Wales)
"SEX IS A REAL SNORE POINT" (Glasgow Daily Record)

"Snoring can be the cause of divorce" (Pravda, Russia)
"World ; Snoring ruins your sex life!:" (Keralanext, India)
"Don't snore for a good sex life!" (Hindustan Times, India)
"Snoring affects sex life, says study" (Calcutta Telegraph, India)
"Survey: Snorers Have Less Active Sex Lives" (WBAL Channel.com, MD)
"New Survey: Snore More, Make Love Less" (Elites TV, TX)
"Snoring stifles sex life" (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand)
"You snore? Don't score?" (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)
"Less snoring, more sex: survey" (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia)

"Bad Sex Life? Stop Snoring" (Sci-Tech Today)
"No surprise as UK survey says snoring affects sex life" (Earthtimes.org)
"Snoring Isn't Sexy" (Moderate Voice)

Off and running

I was hoping to get a few posts onto here yesterday, but as you may have noticed, I failed! The phone was so busy here in the office ... there just was no time to spend making ammendments to the web site or this blog.

So before things get all hectic again, here is an update on media activity over the past 48 hours. The Sunday papers carried some small tasters ... "War Of Snores, Snoring ruins your love life, causes rows and makes you tired it has been confirmed. A quarter of snorers seldom make love, half argue about snoring and 60 per cent sleep in a seperate room. A study for Stop Snoring Week, which starts tomorrow, found that a massive 80 per cent of relationships would improve if snoring ceased." in the News Of The World. A range of articles on Monday ranging from a small paragraph in the Daily Mail ("Snoring 'Turn Off'") through to a comprehensive full page article in The Times ("Bad Vibrations")

On the web it seems the message has spread across the world, with articles in The Calcutta Telegraph ("Snoring affects sex life, says study") and the Sydney Morning Herald ("You snore? Don't score?")

More soon ....

Spreading the message

It's Friday afternoon and it feels like it's the calm before the storm. We believe this weekends edition of the Sunday Times will be running an article on snoring which will start the ball well and truely rolling. Radio broadcasts on BBC Radio Essex, BBC Radio Cambridge, BBC Three Counties and BBC Radio 4's 'Womans Hour' already confirmed ... and all this before the launch has even happened!!

ITV News are on the phone as I type this and the Press Association will be calling back any second now.

Phew :)

See you all bright and early on Monday morning.

Front page news ....

Snoring makes it onto the front page of this weeks edition of the Surrey Mirror .. although there is nothing on their web site yet :( Anyway, the headline reads, "SNORING CURE .. How military mouthguard saved couple's marriage". Another success story for mandibular advancement devices!

Testing, testing ... 1 ... 2 ... 3

Media interest is increasing as the days go by and we are having to find new and novel ways of being in Edinburgh at 7am then down to London for 8am and then over to Bristol for 9am. The ideal system for this would appear to be a matter transporter ... but unfortunately these seem to be a little hard to track down. My first port of call for things of this ilk is always Ebay, but in this instance it's let me down and the closet item I could find is a Ghostbuster Particle thrower.

Marianne and Allen pre-record some broadcast material for the radio. Maybe we can use matter transportation at a later date.

On your marks, get set, GO!

As promised, here is the agenda for the launch day on the 18th.

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British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association National Stop Snoring Week 2005 18th April AGENDA

9.30 - 10.00am Welcome: Doors open to Main Lecture Theatre. 10.00 - 10.15am Introduction to the meeting by our Chairman, Dr Neil Stanley, Director of Sleep Research, HPRU Medical Research Centre and Past President of the British Sleep Society. 10.15 - 10.45am Presentation: Professor Raj Persaud will give us an insight into just how fragile our relationships really are, particularly where snoring is an issue. 10.50 - 11.20am Presentation: Robert Royston, Clinical Scientist, Sleep Study Unit at the Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital in London, will be demonstrating how the loud and disruptive noise of snoring affects us. 11.25 - 12.05pm Presentation: Marianne Davey, Co-founder of the British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association will present results from their recent survey and discuss the implications of how snoring impacts upon our lives. 12.10 - 12.40pm Questions & Answers: Chariman, Dr Neil Stanley will lead questions from the audience and will then close the meeting. 12.45 - 1.00pm Refreshments: In the Events Dining Room.

Helpline Freephone No: 0800 085 1097 Tel: 01737 245638 email: marianne@britishsnoring.co.uk www.britishsnoring.co.uk

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A fresh start to the week

First thing this morning the directors of the Association shoot off to central London to record audio segments to be aired during next week. Hopefully once they get aired I'll get them onto the web site so we can all hear them.

Tomorrow I should find out if we are able to video the launch ... and if we can it'll also be made available from the main web site .. so even if you can't make it, you can still see what happens on the big day :)

As the weekend approaches ...

The complete agenda for the launch is almost complete and I'll post it up here on Monday.

Something for the weekend .... 10 celebrity snorers taken from the Celebrity Lists Book

1. Will Carling
2. George Washington
3. Richard Pitman
4. Beau Brummell
5. Bill Clinton
6. Benito Mussolini
7. King George II
8. Abraham Lincoln
9. Scott Hastings
10. Theodore Roosevelt

:)

Yum, yum

It seems there is a 'national week' for lots of different things. The 18th of April sees the start of National Doughnut Week and National Depression Week .... handy for those of you who snore, are depressed and enjoy a doughnut or two!!!

The Paul O'Grady Show

'The Paul O'Grady Show wants to hear from you!' it proclaims on the ITV web site. Mr O'Grady is looking to have a chat with someone about their snoring problem, and it could be you!

Telling A Story

As interest in the week starts to gain momentum, different media organisations across the country are starting to put together articles and stories about snoring to be published during the week. Despite speaking to hundreds of snorers every week, seemingly no-one wants to 'go public' with their tale of woe. Can we change your mind about this? Today we seek snorers from Bolton and the ITV West TV region. A £200 incentive is offered .....

Just 13 Days To Go ....

With just 13 days before the launch of National Stop Snoring Week 2005 at the Royal Society of Medicine, we start the life of this blog.

So whats all this about I hear you say? ... well the clue is in the title ;) To elaborate, "To promote public awareness that help is available and that nobody need suffer this troublesome complaint."

We would like to see as many of you at our launch on the 18th. Your invitation is below and we'd very much like to see as many of you there as possible.

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British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association National Stop Snoring Week 2005 18-23 April Come and join us on Monday April 18 at 10am for the launch of National Stop Snoring Week at the Royal Society of Medicine This year we will be discussing how snoring affects the health and stability of relationships and in particular, how it can have a deleterious effect on a couple's sexual health.

We are delighted to present Professor Raj Persaud Consultant Psychiatrist, to be our key speaker. Professor Persaud will give us an insight into how fragile our relationships really are. Professor Persaud is the author of over 100 research papers, numerous books and is a popular television and radio broadcaster. Robert Royston,Clinical Scientist, Sleep Study Unit at the Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital in London, will be demonstrating how the loud and disruptive the noise of snoring affects us. Robert's presentations are always lively. Unmissable. Marianne Davey MSc, co-founder of the British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association will be presenting the results of our recent research, Less Sex for Snorers - True or False? Questions will be led by our Chairman, Dr Neil Stanley, Director of Sleep Research, HPRU Medical Research Centre and Past President of the British Sleep Society. Refreshments will be available at the end of the meeting. If you wish to attend please be kind enough to let us know so that we can reserve you a seat. email marianne@britishsnoring.co.uk alternatively you can telephone Marianne on 01737 245638

Helpline Freephone No: 0800 085 1097 Tel: 01737 245638 email: marianne@britishsnoring.co.uk www.britishsnoring.co.uk

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