Men only: You can't grin and bear it if you have a toothache

But through six long hours of excruciating agony, I realised that, this time, the war was lost (Shutterstock)

Wednesday at about 2am.

I was awoken by the most excruciating tooth pain. Outside, the world was still, with only the sound of rain beating a tattoo on the streets. In my head, all was thunder, as my teeth got struck by lightning.