0:00:03 > 0:00:06All is not well in the bedrooms of Britain.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- SHE SCREAMS - What's happening?!
0:00:08 > 0:00:10We're a nation in the grip of a sleep crisis.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13SHE YAWNS
0:00:13 > 0:00:16More than ten million prescriptions for sleeping pills
0:00:16 > 0:00:17were issued last year...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19HE SNORES
0:00:19 > 0:00:24..and tired workers cost businesses £1.6 billion.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28It can be a problem that affects the entire family
0:00:28 > 0:00:30and can ruin lives.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Last time, our sleep experts used night vision cameras
0:00:36 > 0:00:38to spy on the nocturnal troubles
0:00:38 > 0:00:41of some of the nation's worst sleepers.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44There is something magical about watching somebody fall asleep.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46SNORING
0:00:48 > 0:00:51The experts then brought them to our sleep house...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54I think I'm looking like a cyber man.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56..where state-of-the-art technology
0:00:56 > 0:00:58monitored their brains and bodies throughout the night.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01You've completely stopped breathing there.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'm really worried, to tell you the truth.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05The challenge sounds simple...
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Fix someone's sleep,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10you pretty much give them a lot of their lives back.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13..and tonight, our experts will employ some surprising...
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Night-night, Darth Vader.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Night-night.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18SHRILL BEEPING
0:01:18 > 0:01:19..even bizarre treatments.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22It looks like a medieval means of torture.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24From extreme make-overs...
0:01:24 > 0:01:27How would you feel about not having Boo in the bedroom?
0:01:27 > 0:01:28..to sleep restriction...
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Time for going to bed is 2am.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37..that'll push our sleep sufferers to their limits.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39I can barely breathe with this thing in my mouth.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42You're a very nice man, but I really don't like you very much.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44THEY LAUGH
0:01:44 > 0:01:46But can they be freed from the broken sleep
0:01:46 > 0:01:49that plagues their lives, and, in the process,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52offer some hope to the millions of others
0:01:52 > 0:01:55who crave a good night's sleep?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Welcome back to the Goodnight Britain sleep house,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10where, last time, our experts worked out exactly what was wrong
0:02:10 > 0:02:14with our sleep-deprived five and how they were going to treat them.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Well, our volunteers are now back home with their families
0:02:16 > 0:02:20and it's there that the hard work will really begin.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Our Goodnight Britain sleep experts,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Dr Kirstie Anderson and Dr Jason Ellis,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30will be watching their every move
0:02:30 > 0:02:34with the help of our roving sleep laboratory, the Sleep Mobile,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38and they're determined that our five will be cured.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41So, Kirstie and Jason, we know what's wrong with everyone.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43What happens now?
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Now we're going to hit the road
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and we're going to deal with each of our patients one at a time.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51There's definitely some which are going to be harder work,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54because we're really looking at changing some quite bad habits.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56And how do you change those habits?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59They've been developed over years, for many of them.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01A lot of the things we ask people to do initially
0:03:01 > 0:03:03don't feel comfortable at first,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06but make a great difference in the long term.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- You've got your work cut out, haven't you?- Absolutely. - And lots of it!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- Good luck.- Thanks.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Jason and Kirstie's odyssey will take them across the UK
0:03:17 > 0:03:19as they treat our five volunteers one by one.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Each poses a different challenge,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26but they all suffer from sleep problems
0:03:26 > 0:03:28that plague millions of Britons every night.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Their first port of call is Norfolk
0:03:32 > 0:03:34and a case that has them really worried.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37SNORING
0:03:37 > 0:03:39When the experts first met Paul Ashbury...
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- SNORING - ..his snoring could wake the dead...
0:03:42 > 0:03:44HE SNORES
0:03:44 > 0:03:47You see what it's like. Loud, innit?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52..and it was driving his partner Clare to her wits' end.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I am really tired.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58I haven't had a proper night's sleep ever since I can remember.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01But when Jason and Kirstie watched the night footage,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04they saw a more serious issue.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07It was what was happening between Paul's snores
0:04:07 > 0:04:09that really worried them.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11The snoring stopped.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14But, in fact, there was a pause in the breathing.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18And they went on a little bit longer than I'd be comfortable with.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22At the sleep house, the experts confirmed their worst fears.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Paul has a condition called obstructive sleep apnoea,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30which is potentially life-threatening when severe.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32HE SNORES
0:04:32 > 0:04:34There's quite a prolonged pause
0:04:34 > 0:04:35where it doesn't move at all.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38You've completely stopped breathing there.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Right, OK.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Sleep apnoea leaves sufferers feeling so exhausted
0:04:45 > 0:04:47they can be a danger on the road.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Paul could no longer drive.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54And as a van driver, that meant he couldn't work.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59So a major shock to my system to think, you know,
0:04:59 > 0:05:00"What am I going to do now?"
0:05:02 > 0:05:06It's important that Paul's treatment starts as soon as possible.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Kirstie has bought along sleep technician Ros
0:05:09 > 0:05:12to introduce Paul to his new bedtime companion -
0:05:12 > 0:05:15a contraption that looks more like a life support system
0:05:15 > 0:05:17than a sleep aid.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Luckily, we've got a really good treatment, the CPAP machine.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24CPAP, short for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28works by blowing a flow of air into the mouth and nose,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31and that prevents the airways getting blocked.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33But it does mean Paul will have to sleep
0:05:33 > 0:05:37with a mask strapped to his face.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Right, that looks good. Medium looks good.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42What sometimes happens is, for the first few nights,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44you wake up in the middle of the night thinking,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47"Oh, what's this? This feels a bit odd."
0:05:47 > 0:05:50So we need to know that you're using it for most of the night
0:05:50 > 0:05:53and we usually want at least four or more hours.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Can you just hold that in position? Good.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02What does that feel like?
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Quite comfortable. - Different, isn't it?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- So how does it feel?- Good.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Happy?- Mmm-hmm.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Whether Paul likes it or not, there's no escape.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13A chip in the machine will record
0:06:13 > 0:06:16exactly how long he wears the mask each night,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18and the data will be checked
0:06:18 > 0:06:21before he's given the all-clear to drive again.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Now, just take the mask off, release the clips...
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Paul's hopeful that just a few weeks with the mask will see him right.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31What is the long term...treatment?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I mean, how long do I have this for?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37I think it's better to plan in your head for taking this,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39putting it into your routine, and using it long-term.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Mmm-hmm.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43So, no, not just for a month.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46You need to plan to use this over the years.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Right, OK.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51For many sufferers, the mask is for life.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55And now it's time to introduce his partner Clare to his new nightwear.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And here we have...
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- the mask.- It's like a Darth Vader mask!- Oh, it is.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04That's not really scary.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08It's daunting. It is really daunting to see something like that.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12So it's not going to hurt you, it's going to help you, so...
0:07:14 > 0:07:16..I don't mind.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17As long as you don't.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19On here.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20SHE LAUGHS
0:07:25 > 0:07:28The Sleep Mobile is parked up outside,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31so Jason and Kirstie can keep a close eye
0:07:31 > 0:07:34on how Paul and Clare cope on his first night.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Because, frankly, the mask's not the easiest of things to wear in bed...
0:07:39 > 0:07:41..or the most attractive.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42That's it.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44All right. Night-night, Darth Vader.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Night-night!
0:07:47 > 0:07:49And may the Force be with you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51THEY GIGGLE
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Most people find the mask uncomfortable to begin with,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59and Paul's no exception.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Every now and then, you just get someone who rips it straight off
0:08:03 > 0:08:07and, you know, if you're really claustrophobic, it's a bit tough.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12Clare kisses Paul good night, hoping for her first silent night in years.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21There is something magical about watching somebody fall asleep.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Paul is now deep asleep and there's not a snore to be heard.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37When you know about sleep apnoea, I hate listening to the pauses.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41You're sitting there going, "Come on, breathe."
0:08:44 > 0:08:47The mask might look scary, but it seems to work.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53For the first time in years, silence reigns in Paul and Clare's bedroom.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Until...
0:08:55 > 0:08:56But there's...
0:08:59 > 0:09:02The snoring could be a sign the mask isn't working...
0:09:02 > 0:09:03GENTLE SNORING
0:09:03 > 0:09:06..that is, if it's Paul who's snoring.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Well, we were a bit distracted because we heard snoring,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12but it's Clare.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16We're just trying to work out where the snoring is coming from
0:09:16 > 0:09:18but Paul definitely isn't guilty this time.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23But one night's successful sleep
0:09:23 > 0:09:26doesn't mean the treatment has worked.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29About 30% of people who are prescribed the mask
0:09:29 > 0:09:31eventually give up on the device.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Paul's first night with the CPAP machine appears to have been
0:09:39 > 0:09:42a success, but he'll have to wear it a while longer to see
0:09:42 > 0:09:46if it's worked well enough to get his driving licence back.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49In the meantime, the Sleep Mobile is on its way to Scunthorpe
0:09:49 > 0:09:52to catch up with the human whirlwind
0:09:52 > 0:09:55who was surviving on hardly any sleep at all.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01When we first met Sheila Bowie, she was busy cramming being a mum,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05wife and town councillor into a hectic schedule.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10But when Jason and Kirstie watched what Sheila got up to at night,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14they discovered that, if anything, she was even busier.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Not common to get up and bake in the middle of the night.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Some nights, you can see the dogs and they're looking really exhausted
0:10:21 > 0:10:23and they're like, "Oh, God, she's up again."
0:10:23 > 0:10:26And it's like, "For the love of God, woman, go to sleep."
0:10:26 > 0:10:31It was the sleep house that provided a vital clue.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34She's only just settling, look, now four in the morning.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35OK.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39So... Boy, she's gone straight into deep sleep, though.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43The reading showed that when Sheila finally did feel tired,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46she fell immediately into a deep, nourishing sleep.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Kirstie and Jason's diagnosis was that Sheila's body clock was broken.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57She didn't follow the normal routine of feeling sleepy at night
0:10:57 > 0:10:59and awake during the day.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03The experts' challenge is to reset her body clock,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06so Sheila can sleep at the same time as the rest of her family.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11And the first thing they want to do
0:11:11 > 0:11:14is check out where she spends her hectic nights.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20As you can see, it's full of all my bits and bobs, you know.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Wow, it certainly is. - It is, I'm afraid.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Sheila's room is every bit as busy as she is.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- Cook books, making things, and that's work.- Yup. Yup.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34If I'm sort of struggling with my sleep,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37then I make keyrings and things and I might do a bit of crochet.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40And you - we've seen you on the cameras already.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- You're on here every night, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44I don't sleep, but he sleeps.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Jason and Kirstie's surprising approach is to tackle the room
0:11:49 > 0:11:51before they deal with the patient.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54There's just too much in here for a quiet night's sleep.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Sheila's bedroom, yeah, if it's a scale of one to ten,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01she's about a 25.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03We have pretty much everything in there.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06She's moved things in from the kitchen, from the bathroom,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10from the living room... It's a disaster zone.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16So Jason is taking Sheila to task.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Let's go into the bedroom.- Yes, yes.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22He's demanding that she removes anything in the bedroom
0:12:22 > 0:12:24that might keep her awake at night.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29He wants to improve what the experts call the room's sleep hygiene,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32and it's got nothing to do with cleanliness.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Sleep hygiene is things like making sure that the bedroom is cool,
0:12:37 > 0:12:42dark, and quiet, cos those things disrupt your sleep.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44But it's also what you bring into the bedroom.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Taking your laptop into your bedroom has two problems to it.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Not only does it have light, which tells you that you're awake,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56but also waiting for that midnight email is going to disrupt your sleep.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Well, it's easy enough to get rid of the laptop.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04But how will Jason fare with Sheila's most precious night-time companion?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Boo the terrier.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11How would you feel about not having Boo in the bedroom?
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Er, no, no. I'm sorry, cos I would literally fret all night
0:13:15 > 0:13:16and I'd worry about him.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20And if he gets a bit restless, he's going to make you a bit restless.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I'm sorry. I have said I've changed his name to Mr Non-Negotiable, so...
0:13:24 > 0:13:26OK, so you're going to de-clutter the rest for me?
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- Yes, I promise.- I'm not going to stand over your shoulder. - No, no, no, I promise, yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I will be coming back to have a look,
0:13:32 > 0:13:37- but this one's down to you, it's your health, at the end of the day.- Definitely.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38All right?
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Jason and Kirstie leave Sheila to get on with the mammoth task
0:13:45 > 0:13:47of de-cluttering her bedroom.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51I'm reasonable at being told what to do.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Obviously, I get to keep my little furry companion,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57so that was the main sort of sticking point.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01But can a bedroom makeover really be the cure for Sheila?
0:14:01 > 0:14:05And if it is all about emptying the room of distractions,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07what does that mean for Boo?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Right.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The Sleep Mobile's next port of call
0:14:12 > 0:14:15is the Scottish Borders town of Peebles, and Gwen.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Like Sheila, Gwen gets very little sleep,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21but it's not because of the night-time baking.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Gwen's chronic insomnia means each night is a tortuous endurance test.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Gwen and her husband Derek have lived with her sleeplessness
0:14:30 > 0:14:32for 30 years.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38The Sleep Mobile's last visit captured another night of anguish.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41I never, ever look forward to going to bed.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44This bed I refer to as a bed of thistles.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Just didn't look like she fell asleep at all there.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52No. She looks miserable.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Gwen's stay at the sleep house continued that painful theme.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01She's drowsy.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05She's drowsy, but she's just not connecting into the sleep.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06Hmm.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08But by monitoring her brain activity,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Jason and Kirstie discovered a surprising result.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16You're sleeping for just over 50% of the time you're in bed,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18so a rotten night's sleep,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22but still, in fact, just under four hours of sleep.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25That amazes me that I actually slept for four hours.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Although Gwen was only sleeping in tiny chunks throughout the night,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34it was a ray of hope for the experts.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41Jason has a plan of action to get her sleeping longer and more deeply.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Hello.- Hello.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46But first, he wants to see Gwen's so-called bed of thistles
0:15:46 > 0:15:51to check that bad sleep hygiene isn't causing the problem.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54So, Gwen, do you get light streaming through in the morning?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- They are blackout blinds. - Radiator.- Mmm-hmm.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- On or off?- Off! I like a cold room.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04You've got to have a cold room. Excellent, that's a great start.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08The alarm clock, do you watch it, do you...?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10No, cos I'd rather not know the time.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Clocks are not good things for people with insomnia.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Both the main and spare rooms
0:16:16 > 0:16:19are perfect examples of how a bedroom should be
0:16:19 > 0:16:22and yet they don't seem to help Gwen sleep at all.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Out in the Sleep Mobile,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Kirstie is hearing husband Derek's side of the story.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Do you always start off together and she shifts? Is that what happens?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34We used to always start off together.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Yeah. How many years going into the spare room?
0:16:37 > 0:16:38Oh, 20 years.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- To be fair, the norm is we don't wake up together.- No, absolutely.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Ever. But it's a nice feeling to have someone in bed with you.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Definitely, yeah.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I suppose I've just become accustomed to that not being the case.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54It's believed that 15% of couples now spend the night apart
0:16:54 > 0:16:56because of sleep problems.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02But there is one place Gwen can fall asleep.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Why can I sleep on the sofa with the TV on full belt,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- lights on, lots of noise... - Mmm-hmm. Absolutely.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16..go upstairs to bed, complete silence, comfortable bed,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- soft pillow and I can't sleep? - Mmm-hmm. Yeah.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Very common for people with insomnia to say they'll fall asleep
0:17:23 > 0:17:26on the couch, and then they head to the bedroom
0:17:26 > 0:17:28and as soon as they get to the bedroom
0:17:28 > 0:17:31or even something as simple as brushing their teeth...
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- Yeah.- ..the act of brushing the teeth...- Yeah.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- ..switches everything up.- Yeah.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38That's so true.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43So, essentially, you've now got an association between the bedroom
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- and no sleep.- It makes such a lot of sense, that, doesn't it?
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Because every time that you go to the bedroom,
0:17:50 > 0:17:51you're going to feel more anxious,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54you're going to feel your pulse racing,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- you're going to feel angry sometimes, I would imagine?- Yeah, very.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- And fearful.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02That's what we need to break.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07And to do this, Jason has another radical solution -
0:18:07 > 0:18:11one that sounds ridiculous to someone who craves sleep.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Bed, you, sleep.- Sleep.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21He's banning insomniac Gwen from the bedroom for most of the night.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Your time for going to bed...
0:18:24 > 0:18:25is 2am.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- 2am, oh, God. - Two o'clock in the morning.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- I'll be on my knees. - You will for a couple of days.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37I'll be honest with you, it's the hardest part of this whole therapy,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39because I've got to prevent you from sleeping.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- And no napping elsewhere.- Yeah.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45You're a really nice man, but I really don't like you very much.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47BOTH LAUGH
0:18:49 > 0:18:53For a chronic insomniac, this regime couldn't be more punishing.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Gwen will only be allowed in bed between two and seven
0:18:56 > 0:18:58in the morning.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Even Kirstie is shocked.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- It's a little aggressive. - Five hours is tough.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05I have allowed her to either bedroom.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10- Although her ideal is to get back into the marital bed.- Yeah.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Jason is unrepentant.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17The thing is, Gwen and Derek,
0:19:17 > 0:19:22they've tried lotions and potions for years. They haven't approached it
0:19:22 > 0:19:24from a behavioural perspective before,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27and these are the things that we know work,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30there is evidence to say that it works, but it's not easy.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36The Sleep Mobile is off to the next problem sleeper,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38but Gwen's new regime starts tonight
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and the cameras will record whether she sticks to the rules.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46She's banned from the bedroom until 2am.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51I just have to accept what he's given me
0:19:51 > 0:19:53and we'll just sort of...
0:19:53 > 0:19:55SHE SIGHS
0:19:55 > 0:19:57You know, what can I do?
0:19:57 > 0:19:58I'm willing to try anything.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05- TV:- 'That's it till tomorrow. I'm back then. Till then, good night.'
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Husband Derek sticks it out until 11.20...
0:20:12 > 0:20:14..but then leaves Gwen to it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17She's still got almost three hours to get through.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- TV:- 'So it'll be a blustery day on Thursday. Sunshine and showers...'
0:20:23 > 0:20:25By 1.30, Gwen has nodded off.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35It's only for ten minutes, but she's still broken the rules.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42When she finally goes to bed at two, it's yet another sleepless night.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Jason warned it would be tough,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53but has Gwen got the willpower to stay the course?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Our next case involves Kathryn
0:21:04 > 0:21:07and some very strange night-time behaviour.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09She can't remember a thing about it.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13That can't be said for her poor flatmate, though.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Once every couple of weeks, the night-time peace
0:21:17 > 0:21:20of Londoner Kathryn's flat was shattered.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Aaargh! What's happening?
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I scream, I shout, I think something's in my bed.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31And flatmate Alison was bearing the brunt of the outbursts.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Aaargh! Aaargh!
0:21:34 > 0:21:35As if she's seen a ghost.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37It was clear to the experts
0:21:37 > 0:21:40that Kathryn suffered from some sort of parasomnia,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44a condition where people do all manner of strange things while asleep.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53Kathryn had never really taken her condition that seriously...
0:21:53 > 0:21:54until her visit to the sleep house,
0:21:54 > 0:21:58when, for the first time, she saw for herself what she did at night.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Oh, no!
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Oh, no.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08SHE GASPS
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Kathryn has decided not to take medication to control the condition,
0:22:17 > 0:22:21so Jason and Kirstie have to come up with a more creative solution.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26One of the problems is that people can do incredibly complicated things
0:22:26 > 0:22:29and appear extremely agitated,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32and sometimes they're charging around the bedroom at high speed.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37We need to look at her environment. Can we make it safe?
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Can we do anything to keep her in her bedroom?
0:22:44 > 0:22:45So it's safety first,
0:22:45 > 0:22:50as Kirstie aims to make Kathryn's bedroom sleepwalk-proof.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- There's not much space, is there, bed to door?- No.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56It won't take you long to sort of wander there if you're doing
0:22:56 > 0:22:58something in the night.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00There's a few sharp edges that you can crash into, bump into.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04You know, people wake with sort of blood dripping down their chin.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07And the window, some of my patients have climbed out,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- jumped out of windows and things like that.- Gosh.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- So, sometimes, you know, window locks...- Yeah.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16..making sure there's nice thick drapes so they can't smash glass.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Kirstie's plan is to make Kathryn a virtual prisoner in her own bedroom.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26We sometimes use simple things like window and door alarms.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28They simply beep, buzz,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31they wake you up briefly and you go straight back to bed.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Most people put alarms in their house to keep people out.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41But will these alarms keep Kathryn in her bedroom and out of Alison's?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Before I go to sleep, I have to do the on-off button.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52That's on. And then when you open the door...
0:23:52 > 0:23:55ALARM WAILS
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- ALARM STOPS - Really annoying.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00It's a bit strange with the alarm, I've got to be honest.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I will hear the alarm go off, so it is a bit odd, but it's worth a go.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Kirstie and the Sleep Mobile have now left,
0:24:07 > 0:24:11but the cameras stay to record Kathryn over the next couple of weeks
0:24:11 > 0:24:14to see if the alarms are successful.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15ALARM WAILS
0:24:17 > 0:24:20ALARM WAILS
0:24:25 > 0:24:27It's bedtime, and once again the cameras capture
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Kathryn sleep-talking...
0:24:31 > 0:24:32This is...
0:24:34 > 0:24:37..and one half of imagined conversations.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39No, I'm not...
0:24:40 > 0:24:44This is not... This is not what I need, really.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46But will this lead to any sleepwalking?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50It looks better like that.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Well, by the end of the night, it looks like her flatmate
0:24:56 > 0:24:59won't have any rude awakenings, after all.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- ALARM WAILS - Oh, my God!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- BLEEP- hell!
0:25:07 > 0:25:10That is, until Kathryn gets up the following morning.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15If Alison wasn't awake before, she certainly is now.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Our last case is Chris from Flitwick in Bedfordshire.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Now, he's been working shifts for 30 years,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26and on the face of it that seemed to be at the root cause
0:25:26 > 0:25:29of his and his new partner's sleeping problems.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32But when Jason and Kirstie got him n his own in the sleep house,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35it turned out it was a bit more complicated.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41The Sleep Mobile's visit to Chris' house revealed another problem.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48His incredibly loud snoring was disturbing new partner Charlie.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Once at the sleep house,
0:25:56 > 0:26:00the experts discovered that Chris was capable of a very good night's sleep...
0:26:00 > 0:26:02when by himself.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Yeah, you can see bouts of snoring going on.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13But at home, new girlfriend Charlie was banishing him to the sofa.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15And it was happening more and more.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20How often is it that you're actually ending up on the couch?
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- How many nights a week?- Five. - About five out of seven?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Four or five, yeah.- Mmm-hmm.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28It's a double challenge for the experts.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31They have to make sure Chris can sleep no matter what
0:26:31 > 0:26:35time of the day or night he's working, and solve his snoring.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39It looks like they've got their work cut out.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41See, the irony is, it's been worse
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- since he got back from the sleep house, actually, it's...- OK.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Before then it was bad, but it's been really bad, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Jason's first job is to create
0:26:50 > 0:26:55the perfect bedtime environment for Chris, day or night.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58But he's appalled by Chris' sleep hygiene.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- I've had that one since I was very small.- Yeah.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Yeah, I quite like my flat pillow.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Yeah, let's just talk about this, shall we?- Yes.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Hold a pillow like that, if it bends in half...
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Mmm-hmm. It's had it. - ..it's not so good.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Pillows are actually quite important.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- They don't cause sleep problems... - Mmm-hmm.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19..but they're not going to make you have a brilliant night.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22You're going to be shifting a lot, trying to get comfortable
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- and it's resulting in some of those awakenings during the night that we see.- Ah.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30And it can actually lead to some horrible problems with your neck.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33It's an even worse story down in the living room,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35where Chris tries to do most of his sleeping.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- It's got so much light coming in. - Yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40And looking at these curtains...
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Very thin. - They're very thin.- They are.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44The other thing is, it's a couch.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47It was never designed for you to sleep on it.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- You can't even fit in it.- No!
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Chris, I think the sofa is going to be off-limits...
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- I think you're right. - ..for any sleeping.- Oh, good.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03The living room is a sleep no-no from now on.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10If you are going to sleep during the day, make sure it's dark,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13cool and quiet. The simple rules.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Chris needs a room he can comfortably nod off in,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18no matter what time it is.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- OK, Chris, so this is the new environment.- Yep.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26This room, normally used by Chris' kids when they stay over,
0:28:26 > 0:28:31is his temporary new bedroom, and with blackout on the windows
0:28:31 > 0:28:33and it's cool, quiet atmosphere,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36it's the perfect refuge for a shift worker.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- Just use this room for sleep. - Yeah.- Nothing else, all right?
0:28:40 > 0:28:41OK. That sounds a good idea.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43But this is just stage one.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46The key aim is to get Charlie and Chris back in bed together.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50That requires another bizarre night-time accessory.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54So the thing we're going to try is a device called
0:28:54 > 0:28:56a Mandibular Advancement Device.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Here we go.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01This mouthguard will push Chris' lower jaw slightly forward,
0:29:01 > 0:29:05clearing his airways and hopefully stopping any snoring.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- Oh, good look(!) Can I do that?- Mmm!
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Mmm-mm-mm-mm!
0:29:10 > 0:29:12SHE LAUGHS
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- Very rubbery.- Hmm, it's like kissing an old man.- Oh, charming(!)
0:29:18 > 0:29:21And so Kirstie and Jason leave Charlie and Chris
0:29:21 > 0:29:24to their first night under their new regime.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Charlie gets to stay in the main bedroom, while Chris retreats
0:29:30 > 0:29:33to the bunk beds with just his new mouthguard for company.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38It's felt like a right punishment having to sleep in here,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41it's like being in quarantine. But, then again,
0:29:41 > 0:29:46I don't mind being in quarantine if the results are OK.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50For the moment, it seems that Chris' future happiness with Charlie
0:29:50 > 0:29:53will be decided by this little piece of plastic.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06But he's finding it hard to get comfortable.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Cor, I can barely breathe with this thing in me mouth.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I'll give it another go.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20But it's absolutely horrible.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Can he stay the course?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I just can't... can't get used to this thing.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Keeps on making my heart race,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40due to the fact that I can't breathe through me nose very well,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42which isn't very good.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47Chris gives up and soon he's snoring again.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51SNORING
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Ever the optimist, Chris is hopeful that this
0:30:56 > 0:31:00is the beginning of a new chapter in his and Charlie's lives,
0:31:00 > 0:31:04and he's prepared to put his money where his mouth is.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Due to the fact that we're going through this process
0:31:06 > 0:31:08has shown that I am committed to Charlie,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11and, basically, I'm doing it for both of us,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13so we can get a better sleep, and I thought it would be nice
0:31:13 > 0:31:16to get engaged as well, just to show more commitment.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19His plans for the big day now rely on him
0:31:19 > 0:31:23getting back into the same room and bed as Charlie.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26And that means getting used to the mouthguard.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29Come on.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Back in Lincolnshire,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36cake-baker Sheila is warming to the task of de-cluttering her room.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Come on, fishies!
0:31:38 > 0:31:41It's amazing the amount of junk you collect over the years.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44She's even given it a makeover, but will it be enough to convince
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Jason she's serious about calming her night-time activities?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52The finishing touches are a new bed for Sheila,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55and Jason's brought a new bed for someone else.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- We have a brand-new bed for Boo as well.- What's that?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- What's that thing?- Come on.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Are you going to go in it? Look, what's this?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Oh, look at that, do you like it?
0:32:07 > 0:32:11This is a really nice, calming bedroom.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Exactly, this is a sleep room now,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- as opposed to the workroom that it was before.- Absolutely.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20The experts have created the perfect, peaceful room
0:32:20 > 0:32:22for Sheila to sleep in.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Now for their next challenge.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Jason and Kirstie suspect that Sheila's body has forgotten
0:32:29 > 0:32:32when to sleep, because her bedroom was such a hive of activity.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Now that's changed, they need to discover the perfect time
0:32:36 > 0:32:39for Sheila to go to bed to get the best night's sleep.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45It's really important to realise that the best time to go to bed
0:32:45 > 0:32:48is when you feel really sleepy.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- It's not an issue of insomnia here. - No.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53This is a body clock problem.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Absolutely. We've got to let her find the time
0:32:56 > 0:32:58when she's most comfortable falling asleep.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Then it'll give her better quality sleep
0:33:01 > 0:33:05and then we can work out how best to get the night-times right for her.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08The experts' plan is to ban Sheila
0:33:08 > 0:33:12from all her regular night-time antics from now on.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17We actually need to get your mum not to cook at night.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19BOTH: Awww!
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- It's very time-orientated.- Yeah.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Once you've started it, you don't stop.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- No, that's it, you've got to see it through, haven't you?- That's right.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31For the next four days, I want you to go to bed when you are tired.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- Right.- Not before.- Not before.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37So I want you to stay up until you're absolutely ready for your sleep.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- So even if it's the early hours? - Absolutely.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Until I'm so tired that I really think I'm going to drop off.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48As the sun sets, Sheila faces up to her first gadget-free,
0:33:48 > 0:33:52cookery-free and almost dog-free, night.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Come on...
0:33:55 > 0:33:58By 10.30, the family are safely tucked up in bed.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02But until she's tired, Jason's confined her to the living room.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07'I'm not sure what time I'll be sort of starting to get sleepy.'
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Hopefully it won't be four or five in the morning,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11cos that's going to be make for a very long and boring evening.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Usually, Sheila would be emailing into the early hours,
0:34:16 > 0:34:22but Jason's strict rules means she must be off the tablet by 11.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24I shall switch off and do as I'm told.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30There you go.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31Boring.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Deprived of her distractions,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40something strange is happening to Sheila.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47She's starting to feel tired.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50And it's only 1.15.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Come on. Come on, baby.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Right, so it's now 1.30ish
0:35:06 > 0:35:08in the morning.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Everybody else is fast asleep
0:35:11 > 0:35:13and I'm going to settle, I think.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20Nearly four hours earlier than normal, Sheila falls fast asleep.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25Jason's treatment plan seems to be working like a dream.
0:35:25 > 0:35:31# Lullaby and good night
0:35:31 > 0:35:33# With roses... #
0:35:37 > 0:35:42Unfortunately, the same can't be said for our problem sleeper
0:35:42 > 0:35:44230 miles north of Sheila.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49Because in Scotland, Gwen is struggling with her sleep regime.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53It's 1.20 and I've got another 45 minutes to go
0:35:53 > 0:35:57and I just can't keep my eyes open. I'm knackered.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01She's only meant to sleep between two and seven in the morning,
0:36:01 > 0:36:03but it's proving impossible.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Jason has said, "If you fall asleep
0:36:08 > 0:36:13"then I'm going to put you on a dining room chair," he said.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Dining room chair!
0:36:15 > 0:36:18That's like... Well, it is like the naughty step.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Gwen's exhausted, but once she gets to bed,
0:36:23 > 0:36:25the sleep she craves disappears.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Quarter past three and I'm still awake.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40I can't fall asleep.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Poor Gwen's getting less sleep now
0:36:45 > 0:36:48than she was before she went to the sleep house.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Terrible, terrible, terrible night.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58I really struggled at one o'clock in the morning to keep my eyes open.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04One till two is like another two...
0:37:04 > 0:37:05It feels like another two hours.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12And long-suffering husband Derek has noticed Gwen's rapid decline.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15It hasn't really worked for her at all.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17She hasn't been able to get into the pattern,
0:37:17 > 0:37:19albeit it's early days.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24It's just a complete break of pattern for her,
0:37:24 > 0:37:27which she's had for years and years and years and years.
0:37:28 > 0:37:33Jason's treatment seems to be failing. Gwen is giving up.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I would challenge anybody to do it,
0:37:35 > 0:37:37but it certainly won't be me,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39and it certainly won't be me sitting here tomorrow night.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44No way on this planet.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50She's on her way to Newcastle for an emergency appointment
0:37:50 > 0:37:53with a concerned Jason at his sleep surgery.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Trying to stay awake to two o'clock in the morning is a real problem.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01I mean, if you'd seen me that day... I was crying,
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- I was...I was good for nothing.- Hmm.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07And I thought, "If this is the way it's going to go on..."
0:38:07 > 0:38:09You don't want to do it.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11No, I can't do it. I'd rather have sleepless...
0:38:11 > 0:38:12I'd rather not be able to sleep.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Jason agrees to let Gwen go to bed at 12,
0:38:15 > 0:38:19but she must get up an hour earlier, at six.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21He also brings in a new rule.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23If you're in bed
0:38:23 > 0:38:28and you're not asleep for more than 15 minutes,
0:38:28 > 0:38:32or, at least, how long it feels to you, 15 minutes,
0:38:32 > 0:38:34you've got to get out of the bed.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38So now if I'm awake with my head full of mush - get up.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Get up, go downstairs.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44We're re-establishing bed equals sleep.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Confident?- Yeah.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51I think the 15-minute rule does make sense, because, yeah...
0:38:51 > 0:38:54You know, 15 minutes, you toss and turn
0:38:54 > 0:38:58and then 15 becomes 30 and then 30 becomes 45.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02So you're right - out of bed, downstairs.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08This new routine may be Jason's last chance
0:39:08 > 0:39:10to conquer Gwen's chronic insomnia.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17And the experts' treatment plan for shift-worker Chris
0:39:17 > 0:39:19is also proving a struggle.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22He just can't get used to the mouthguard.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Hopefully, I might have a bit of success tonight.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30It's the third time I've tried it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34It's only lasted 45 minutes so far, cos I can't breathe with it.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Until he can use it,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40he isn't allowed back in the bedroom with Charlie.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Here we are, it's about day five or six now
0:39:44 > 0:39:46of this sleeping apart lark,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49and, I have to say, I'm not enjoying it at all
0:39:49 > 0:39:51and I miss him.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54I wish he was here.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56The whole point of this is to try
0:39:56 > 0:40:00and find a way that we can sleep together more productively,
0:40:00 > 0:40:04and that's not happening and I'm missing him a lot.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08With Chris hoping to propose to Charlie soon,
0:40:08 > 0:40:10he's called Jason and Kirstie for help.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14The mouthguard hasn't been a good success at all.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17In and out, in and out, not... Well, I'd say after five minutes
0:40:17 > 0:40:20of really feeling like I was going to suffocate sort of thing.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Right.- OK, so the key problem is you can't even keep it in
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- without feeling claustrophobic. Is that the problem? - That's right, yeah.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29And is that because of that feeling of not being able
0:40:29 > 0:40:32to breathe through the mouth, is that...?
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Yeah, that's half the problem,
0:40:33 > 0:40:36but it also feels like I've got a tennis ball in me mouth as well.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38It's just not very comfortable.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Jason and Kirstie aren't giving up.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52They've sent Chris to be fitted for a top-of-the-range bespoke device
0:40:52 > 0:40:55that will allow him to breathe through his mouth.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00- I've got one that, actually, I wear myself.- OK.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06So there it is, I can still talk OK with it,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09I can have a little sip of water.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12As you see, look, there's really little in my mouth.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- Yeah, that's quite impressive. - It's all down on the outside.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22In spite of appearances, this mouthpiece is meant to be more comfortable,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24although the fitting certainly isn't.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29I'll just put something in your ears.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31You keep that nice and still for us.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Looks like a medieval means of torture, this,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37but I promise you, it isn't painful.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41You get a much better chance of a really comfortable affair.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44OK, that's lovely. Good.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48It will now take a week to turn this mould into Chris' new mouthpiece.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Until then, he and Charlie must endure their nights apart.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00But what about lorry driver Paul in Norfolk
0:42:00 > 0:42:02and his own instrument of torture?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Try and get this comfortable, so...
0:42:07 > 0:42:09it doesn't let any air out.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12He must wear this mask for at least four hours a night
0:42:12 > 0:42:16if he's to pass an assessment that will allow him to drive again.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- How do you feel today?- Full of life.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- More refreshed?- Full of beans, could go and do the marathon.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27But as the days have gone on, it's not always been easy.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30What are you doing now, just adjusting it?
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Right, good night, God bless.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49By two o'clock in the morning, Paul's had enough.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52The machine will record this,
0:42:52 > 0:42:55and it could go against him at the assessment.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00PAUL SNORES
0:43:00 > 0:43:05With partner Clare at the wheel, it's time for Paul to discover
0:43:05 > 0:43:07if he's had enough hours with the mask
0:43:07 > 0:43:08to get his driving licence back.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Come on, then, tell me, how are you feeling?
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I'm feeling OK.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17A bit of the old... The old tummy's going a bit,
0:43:17 > 0:43:20but, you know, I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24- That's all you can do, at the end of the day, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29Kirstie's referred Paul to his local sleep consultant
0:43:29 > 0:43:31for his ongoing treatment.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35So how have you been?
0:43:35 > 0:43:38I'm feeling very well, really alert.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41I haven't felt this much, you know,
0:43:41 > 0:43:45awake for a long time, and I've been getting loads of sleep
0:43:45 > 0:43:49and I've just got loads of energy now, I don't know what to do with it.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51It's important to look at the data,
0:43:51 > 0:43:54because we can't just take people's word for it.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57- Precaution. - That's why we have the chip.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01- And the chip never lies.- No, the chip doesn't lie, unfortunately.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07You started therapy on the 10th
0:44:07 > 0:44:10and on the first night you went for about 45 minutes
0:44:10 > 0:44:11and then had a little break,
0:44:11 > 0:44:15and then you went for a straight seven-hour, four-minute sleep.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Paul's first two nights were good.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20But it's clear by night three
0:44:20 > 0:44:23he was beginning to find the mask irritating.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25It was a bit more fragmented.
0:44:25 > 0:44:29- Probably adjusting the mask and getting used to things.- Yeah.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34So has Paul done enough to get back his licence and his career?
0:44:35 > 0:44:38Looking at your compliance data
0:44:38 > 0:44:41and also the fact that your fatigue score has dropped
0:44:41 > 0:44:44from 17 down to two, it would mean that you are complying with therapy,
0:44:44 > 0:44:47and you've responded very well so you've had a positive outcome.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50From my point of view, you'd be compliant to drive.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54This is a brilliant result for you. It's lots of positive support -
0:44:54 > 0:44:57you're feeling better, you're keeping all your numbers right,
0:44:57 > 0:44:59and you want to continue doing that.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05Jason and Kirstie's treatment has been a success.
0:45:05 > 0:45:07I'm feeling very relieved.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10Excited, as well, that I can return back to work
0:45:10 > 0:45:15and do what I know I can do best, which is obviously driving.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17So I'm really pleased that the results have gone my way.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19Better than to be expected, actually.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21# Dream, lover
0:45:21 > 0:45:24# So I don't have to dream alone. #
0:45:29 > 0:45:31Back in Scotland, Gwen is now two weeks
0:45:31 > 0:45:34into her 12 till six sleep routine,
0:45:34 > 0:45:37and at least one member of the family
0:45:37 > 0:45:39is already reaping the benefits.
0:45:40 > 0:45:44Getting up at this time in the morning is a new regime for me,
0:45:44 > 0:45:47getting out of bed at six.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50And if somebody had said to me two weeks ago, which I've done,
0:45:50 > 0:45:52"You have to get out of bed at six,"
0:45:52 > 0:45:54I'd have said, "No, I can't do that,"
0:45:54 > 0:45:56and certainly can't go to bed at 12 and get up at six.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58But I can, and I've done it,
0:45:58 > 0:46:00and we're getting up at six every morning
0:46:00 > 0:46:02and we're coming here.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05We're in the park, quarter past six, 20 past six.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09If it's like this, there's absolutely nothing better.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14An advantage of going to bed at 12
0:46:14 > 0:46:20is that husband Derek can stay up and give Gwen some moral support.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22And if I do fall asleep, which I sometimes do,
0:46:22 > 0:46:26Derek shouts at me, "Come on keep, awake until 12!"
0:46:26 > 0:46:29YAWN MUFFLES SPEECH
0:46:31 > 0:46:33Gwen and Derek are turning a corner.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35But will this be the routine
0:46:35 > 0:46:38that will eventually let them spend the whole night together?
0:46:42 > 0:46:45Someone else who's keen to fall back in step
0:46:45 > 0:46:47with the rest of her family is baker Sheila.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Jason's ban on night-time activities
0:46:50 > 0:46:54now means Sheila regularly goes to bed at half past one
0:46:54 > 0:46:58and sleeps for five to six hours a night.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00Wind-down time, how's that working?
0:47:00 > 0:47:02No, it's good. The girls and Neil go off and settle,
0:47:02 > 0:47:05and then I settle and sit and read my mags.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09So I'm having a good couple of hours of actual sort of wind-down,
0:47:09 > 0:47:12as opposed to sending emails at three o'clock in the morning.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Literally, straight into bed, lights off, and that's it.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18The next stage will be more challenging.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22The experts want to try to reset her body clock
0:47:22 > 0:47:23so she can eventually go to bed
0:47:23 > 0:47:26at the same time as the rest of her family.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31You're going to move 15 minutes earlier to bed.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33Right, right.
0:47:33 > 0:47:37If you tolerate that, move it forward again by another 15 minutes.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40So let's play with that and see where we get.
0:47:40 > 0:47:44The aim is to slowly push Sheila's bedtime back,
0:47:44 > 0:47:48in the hope her body clock will gradually adjust
0:47:48 > 0:47:51and she'll eventually feel sleepier much earlier.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56The first step is a gentle move
0:47:56 > 0:48:00from Sheila's current 1.30 bedtime to 1.15.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06So we're going to see if we can bring me forward 15 minutes,
0:48:06 > 0:48:09and then hopefully more, and then that will be really nice
0:48:09 > 0:48:13if I can then maybe go to bed at the same time as the rest of the family,
0:48:13 > 0:48:14which would be lovely,
0:48:14 > 0:48:18instead of sitting up on my own for hours while everyone else is asleep.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26But just that 15-minute block has a disastrous effect.
0:48:29 > 0:48:33I've had a really crappy night tonight.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36Erm... I don't know what's going on.
0:48:36 > 0:48:41I came up as normal, then, for some reason, just can't sleep.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43So I don't know what's the matter.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46I can't decide whether to get up or try and go back to sleep again,
0:48:46 > 0:48:49but at the minute I'm thinking there's not much point, really.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52# Mr Sandman
0:48:52 > 0:48:54# Bring me a dream... #
0:48:54 > 0:48:59Jason and Kirstie return to find that moving Sheila's bedtime earlier
0:48:59 > 0:49:01hasn't had the desired effect.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05But for them, it's the final piece of the jigsaw.
0:49:05 > 0:49:09Sheila is what sleep experts call a night owl -
0:49:09 > 0:49:13someone whose natural bedtime is in the small hours of the morning.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15It appears that the half past one
0:49:15 > 0:49:18- is the time that is good for you to get to bed...- Yeah.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20..in time for you to get up in the morning, ready for the girls.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Cos you wanted that six-hour window, didn't you?
0:49:22 > 0:49:24- Yeah.- Absolutely.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27Not many people are really comfortable going to sleep at 1.30,
0:49:27 > 0:49:31but, for you, it's where your body clock is naturally set.
0:49:34 > 0:49:38And Sheila is not just a night owl, she's also a short sleeper -
0:49:38 > 0:49:40one of the 10% of people
0:49:40 > 0:49:44that need just four to six hours of sleep a night.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47We're taught from the media, from lots of different people,
0:49:47 > 0:49:51that eight hours is the standard norm that people should get.
0:49:51 > 0:49:52And it actually simply isn't true.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55- It's never going to be absolutely plain sailing.- No.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58And there's always going to be things to work through.
0:49:58 > 0:49:59- We found the point.- Yeah.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02You need six hours, but if you try getting into bed before that,
0:50:02 > 0:50:05- it's not going to work for you. - No, that's right.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07It's part of your biology and who you are.
0:50:07 > 0:50:08Well, that's just me, then!
0:50:10 > 0:50:12Jason, Kirstie and the Sleep Mobile
0:50:12 > 0:50:14are now on the final tour of Britain,
0:50:14 > 0:50:19as the treatments for our problem sleepers reach their conclusion.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22They're now back in London where it's been six weeks
0:50:22 > 0:50:26since parasomniac Kathryn had alarms installed in her bedroom.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32The cameras have captured lots of sleep talking.
0:50:32 > 0:50:36SHE MUMBLES
0:50:36 > 0:50:39But something else strange has happened.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Since the alarms have been put in place,
0:50:42 > 0:50:43I haven't sleepwalked.
0:50:43 > 0:50:48- Excellent!- And I do actually think that subconsciously, perhaps,
0:50:48 > 0:50:50in some way, I know those buzzes,
0:50:50 > 0:50:52that the alarm is on the door and...
0:50:52 > 0:50:54Yeah. Yeah.
0:50:54 > 0:50:59..and I haven't activated it, or gone to leave the room.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01The relief of knowing a bit more about it
0:51:01 > 0:51:05and of Alison not being so bothered subconsciously feeds back,
0:51:05 > 0:51:09and you've got a bit less stress about it, so you're doing it less.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12The goal of this was to have you sleep well and Alison sleep well,
0:51:12 > 0:51:14and, at the moment, that's happening.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18With Kathryn's treatment successfully completed,
0:51:18 > 0:51:21the Sleep Mobile is moving north.
0:51:21 > 0:51:25Next stop, a final visit to shift-worker and snorer Chris,
0:51:25 > 0:51:26who's now the proud owner
0:51:26 > 0:51:30of some sophisticated anti-snoring hardware.
0:51:32 > 0:51:33As easy as that.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36It's not uncomfortable, fits perfectly,
0:51:36 > 0:51:38it's been designed for my particular mouth,
0:51:38 > 0:51:41and, yeah, I wholly recommend them to everyone.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44It makes a big difference on our whole lives, basically.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47Actually waking up feeling really good,
0:51:47 > 0:51:51Charlie feeling pretty good as well, and actually smiling.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56Thanks to Jason and Kirstie, Chris conquered his snoring,
0:51:56 > 0:51:59meaning he can be reunited with Charlie.
0:52:01 > 0:52:03And if that wasn't enough...
0:52:03 > 0:52:05We have got one other bit of news, haven't we?
0:52:05 > 0:52:07- Mmm-hmm.- Yeah. We got engaged.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09Congratulations!
0:52:09 > 0:52:11So mission accomplished.
0:52:11 > 0:52:12One couple separated through sleep,
0:52:12 > 0:52:15now reunited through a small piece of metal.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17- Cheers!- Cheers!
0:52:17 > 0:52:21And a snore guard means more to me than an engagement ring!
0:52:21 > 0:52:22Exactly, yeah.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25Up in Lincolnshire,
0:52:25 > 0:52:28a revitalised Sheila is back in the kitchen,
0:52:28 > 0:52:31but, this time, it's most definitely during the day.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34# Mr Sandman
0:52:34 > 0:52:35# Bring me a dream... #
0:52:35 > 0:52:37So it's a win-win situation.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40Night owl Sheila has stuck
0:52:40 > 0:52:43to Jason and Kirstie's strict night-time rules,
0:52:43 > 0:52:47and the whole family is reaping the benefits.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50She doesn't get as grumpy as she used to.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52I think the number of hours
0:52:52 > 0:52:55that she's actually sleeping now is amazing.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58And it's really good for her to get six hours,
0:52:58 > 0:53:02because she's been a lot happier and jollier.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05# Mr Sandman
0:53:05 > 0:53:06# Bring me a dream... #
0:53:06 > 0:53:09And Sheila now has the energy for yet another venture -
0:53:09 > 0:53:12a homemade cake stall at the local market.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Comparing how I am now to how I was
0:53:16 > 0:53:19before I started treatment is amazing, really.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22I mean, you know, I'd be so tired all the time
0:53:22 > 0:53:23and I kept feeling dizzy
0:53:23 > 0:53:25and my appetite was shot to pieces.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30And now I'm sort of waking up feeling pretty chipper
0:53:30 > 0:53:32and sort of ready for a new day.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34So, you know, it's brilliant.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38And Sheila's made sure the children haven't lost out.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44We still do get our cake, but not in the morning.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46We get it in the day time.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54Over in Norfolk, someone else is also enjoying a new lease of life.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58Since getting the all-clear,
0:53:58 > 0:54:02things have just got better and better for lorry driver Paul.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05Thanks for listening!
0:54:05 > 0:54:08When I first wake up, I notice a change straightaway.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12I don't wake up feeling as if I've been shaken or woken.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15I'm waking up more naturally, not feeling tired.
0:54:15 > 0:54:16Right.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19I've actually lost near enough half a stone.
0:54:19 > 0:54:20It was like a disease
0:54:20 > 0:54:23that overtook my body.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26Sleep doesn't control me now.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29I control the sleep.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Paul's now feeling so good about himself,
0:54:34 > 0:54:36he's decided to fulfil his lifetime ambition
0:54:36 > 0:54:39and to train to become a fully-licensed HGV driver.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Jumping in there, I was a bit nervy at first.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46Once I was out on the open road, it really felt good.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50There's no going back now for me.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52This is what I've been building up for,
0:54:52 > 0:54:55so this is my goal now and this is my aim.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57This is it.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00It will have been four, six weeks ago
0:55:00 > 0:55:03I couldn't even think about it,
0:55:03 > 0:55:07so today's just like... It's my life starting today.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11# Time to hit the road
0:55:12 > 0:55:15# Time to hit the road. #
0:55:20 > 0:55:23And that now leaves us with just our final case
0:55:23 > 0:55:25up in Peebles in Scotland.
0:55:28 > 0:55:32It's six weeks since Jason put Gwen on a strict sleep regime,
0:55:32 > 0:55:35and by this time of the morning she should be out of bed,
0:55:35 > 0:55:38but today she's breaking the rules.
0:55:40 > 0:55:45# Cuddle up a little closer... #
0:55:45 > 0:55:47For the first time in ten years,
0:55:47 > 0:55:50Gwen has woken up beside husband Derek.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01- Hello!- Hello, Gwen! How are you?
0:56:01 > 0:56:05- I'm fine, how are you? Nice to see you.- Good to see you.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07Come on, in you come.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09- Thank you.- Come through.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11I'm doing really well.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13Most of the time I go to bed at 12.
0:56:13 > 0:56:17I actually go to bed, into bed, turn the light off,
0:56:17 > 0:56:20and within 10, 15 minutes, I'm generally sleeping.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22- I'm sleeping much better.- Mmm!
0:56:22 > 0:56:24I feel much better.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26Mmm-hmm.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28I think I look a bit better.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31Is it still a bed of thistles?
0:56:31 > 0:56:32No, no. No, it's not.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34It's not quite a bed of feathers, you know,
0:56:34 > 0:56:36which is what we were aiming for.
0:56:36 > 0:56:39But I don't just have any dread any more, as such.
0:56:39 > 0:56:43I don't panic coming up the stairs, thinking, "Here we go again."
0:56:43 > 0:56:48And it's not just Gwen who's had to adapt to this new routine.
0:56:50 > 0:56:52Oh, it's a culture shock to me, Jason.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55I mean, you know, I can't starfish in the bed any more!
0:56:55 > 0:56:59- THEY LAUGH - I used to have plenty of room!
0:56:59 > 0:57:01But, no, joking apart...
0:57:01 > 0:57:05I didn't think it could ever have happened this quickly.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07I thought it was too deep-rooted.
0:57:07 > 0:57:08- As I did.- And you did as well.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11A really dramatic improvement in her mood,
0:57:11 > 0:57:14in her energy levels.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17This solution isn't the solution that we expected,
0:57:17 > 0:57:20but you're such a persuasive man...
0:57:20 > 0:57:23- THEY LAUGH - ..we fell in with it!
0:57:26 > 0:57:28- Bed?- Yeah.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30Come on. Turn the lights off.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37Jason and Kirstie's work is done.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45At times, the treatments may have seemed bizarre,
0:57:45 > 0:57:47but all five of our volunteers
0:57:47 > 0:57:50have achieved what they once thought was impossible...
0:57:52 > 0:57:53..a good night's sleep.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01I've had to almost be taught to sleep again,
0:58:01 > 0:58:05and with the tools I've been given, I've been able to do it.
0:58:05 > 0:58:08And hopefully we've all picked up a few tips
0:58:08 > 0:58:10on how to get a better night's sleep.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13Good night, Britain. Oh, and sweet dreams.
0:58:21 > 0:58:22That bother you?
0:58:22 > 0:58:24SHE LAUGHS
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