It must have been about 8 years ago he actually got as far as seeing an ENT specialist who offered to put him on the waiting list for some sort of surgery - 'trimming' the palate etc
. Potential side effects............well, it will bleed and be uncomfortable at first, you'll be in hospital 3 nights and if you're unlucky there may be a degree of reflux - drink a beer through your mouth/some comes down your nose
And the surgery may not work at all!
The 3 nights in hospital put me off for a start - people are in and out in a day for a hernis and little more than a week for joint replacement. Sounded pretty major to me. And reflux - mmm, mmm.
So, he got the 'mandibular advancement device' (gumshield thing) from the dentist (£250+) and Breathe Right stickies.
To think this little thing works so well and so unobtrusively. Well done the Aussies!