Posted: 7/14/2009 1:31:34 PM EDT
| I've been doing it a lot lately due to stress, etc. It's causing my jaw to ache and my jaw joints to become inflamed. Any solutions? |
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You can go to a dentist and pay $600 for a jaw protector for your mouth while you sleep...or you can go to wal-mart and buy a football mouthguard for $1.99 and sleep with it.
Trust me...its all the same in the end ETA whether you go to the dentist or wal-mart, you will notice a significant improvement by sleeping with a mouth guard. |
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Luckily the stress isn't making me grind my teeth but my damned eyeball has been twitching for almost a week and it is driving me nuts! Maybe get a stress ball or punhing bag or something that will allow you to release the tension somewhat? I got a stress ball recently and popped it already. |
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You can go to a dentist and pay $600 for a jaw protector for your mouth while you sleep...or you can go to wal-mart and buy a football mouthguard for $1.99 and sleep with it. Trust me...its all the same in the end ETA whether you go to the dentist or wal-mart, you will notice a significant improvement by sleeping with a mouth guard. This. Go to a good sporting goods store and buy a decent mouthguard, one you can fit to your bite. You dip the mouthpiece in boiling water for a specified amount of time, then put it in your mouth and bite down, hold it 'til it sets up. You'll never grind your teeth again. Especially good if your grind your teeth in your sleep. |
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treat the cause, not the symptoms. I'll bet your jaw isn't the only thing tightening up. Relaxation exercises and/or meditation will help you not only alleviate the stress, but also allow you to notice when you are stressed/tense. I went to a Psychologist and got hypnotized that help a great deal |