Anyone with bruxism/jaw clenching??

Question

I am having a terrible time with jaw clenching. Started a year ago when I had bronchitis and then only happened every couple months for a night or two. About a month ago I started waking up with jaw pain and made the connection, but now I'm doing it when I'm awake too without even noticing.
The main problem is that my cheek and tongue have been getting in the way when I'm sleeping. I have constant canker sores and a bruised tongue now.
Anyone else experience this?? What do you suggest? I will try anything lol I just need to make it stop!

Answer

Get a mouth guard. I grind my teeth all the time. I had a mouth guard then I got a retainer to sleep in and if I wear it all the time I stop grinding day and night

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I have had it for years. Some mornings I'd wake with my jaw sore from grinding and the headaches were awful. Dentist said my teeth would grind down to nothing unless I wore a night guard. It saved me! I sleep so much better and my headaches are gone. Talk to your dentist about it. Most insurance plans cover at least half of your nigh guard. Good luck!

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Try and figure out why your doing it. Teeth issues? Overly tired? Old mattress? Stress? I grind and clench at night and I've started to get ear pain from it. Maybe see your Dr and dentist and ask them about it. I get bad canker sores. I had one so bad once it bled and it would hurt sharp and horribly randomly when Id salivate so my Dr gave me a medicated mouth wash that was antiseptic and had a numbing agent in it. It was so nice!

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Tmj. Hurts like hell they want to do surgery on mine eh

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Get the dentist to check your teeth. I've ground down one of my teeth and need to get a crown now. I also need a mouth guard/splint.

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I think a mouth guard is the way to go. I didn't want to spend crazy money on a professional one, so I found disposable ones online.

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This would happen to me when I would go overseas. I'm a nervous flyer and would be so anxious and stressed that for 14 hours I would sit there with my jaw locked. My teeth would ache for days after. I found that "sucking my thumb" created a gap between my teeth and clenching my jaw would hurt less that way.

Anyone with bruxism/jaw clenching??

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