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Jan West

Jan West, aged 49, from North London has been suffering with breathing problems for over 17 years.  

Uncertain as to whether it was due to a cold or hay fever she visited her doctor who prescribed steroid spray. It worked immediately and a couple of days later she was able to breathe normally again. 

However, her breathing problems resurfaced again every few months and eventually the steroid sprays stopped working. Her doctor put it down to a possible deviated septum which seemed like a fair diagnosis since Jan couldn’t breathe at all if she laid on her right side.

Two years ago her condition worsened and she was waking up several times a night due to great difficulty breathing. It was at this time that her partner started complaining about her snoring.

Fed up with her situation she designed her own ‘DIY gizmo’ to keep her nostrils open at night. It consisted of a piece of nylon string attached to two plasters with safety pins. The idea was to attach the plasters to either side of her nose and tie the string behind her head so that her airways were open. Whilst fairly effective it was quite intrusive and a little uncomfortable.

One day she came across Breathing Relief’s nasal dilator when reading about collapsing nostrils. It worked the same way as her ‘DIY gizmo’ except it was more comfortable and did not need to be pulled around the head. The double-looped clip fit into each nostril and held her nasal passages open at night. She has been using this device for 8 months and would never again go without it!