Teeth Grinding

[julzx]

Does anyone else grind their teeth so hard at night it wakes them? Any suggestions of why and how to con...

i have severe sleep bruxism and wear a night guard ( which only protects my teeth) i wake up with migraines and sore jaw on the regular. last night i used my adult pacifier for the first time ( i ordered on amazon) and i am amazed instead of clenching my teeth i was clenching and sucking on the pacifier ( silicone so soft and comfortable and impossible for my teeth to clench together with it in my mouth!) it is only my first time using a pacifier so i can give an update on how it is long term but so far so good and helps soothe me! it was $20 for this pacifier compared to my $400 mouthguard (but planning on still wearing it but going to pair it with the pacifier) worth a try!!! :)

 

[AngelKeeperJ]

Wow, I've never heard of an adult pacifier! It makes sense though!

@allie D I have started putting a tiny bit of gel on my tongue instead of getting a drink at night. That way I don't have to get up to go the bathroom due to drinking too much water. Have you been checked for diabetes? Extreme thirst is a symptom...

I got my dentures checked, and the dentist made some adjustments, and gave the okay to use the over-the-counter mouth guard on my lower partial/teeth to protect the 3 of my "real" teeth from getting ground down. I am now using Anbesol, which is for mouth sores, under my upper dentures, and it is helping reduce the soreness that makes me grind and clench. I am trying to make a habit of "resting" my tongue up behind my top front dentures. It is taking a LONG time to retrain myself.

 

[Killashandra]

Hi,

I'm also a grinder, it wakes me and gives me the biggest headache to deal with during the day as the whole of my head is tensed up all night from it... jaw, neck front and back of the head.. ugh drives me nuts... magnesium has helped with the migraines but only dealing with recovery has reduced the severity of the grinding over the past year..

This is a little funny, I have on this topic I'll share with you...
I was working a few years back and this man came into work hes in a wheel chair, I serve him and he asks the polite how are you as I do to him, I was completely honest and said I was feeling crappy as I had a headache that could wipe out a small country, he said that's no good.. and I explained that it was alright :shy: it happens regularly as I grind my teeth at night... as he turned his wheelchair around he said, " that's what happens you've suffered from trauma, I do it too... I'm a Vietnam vet thats how i got into this thing," as he wheeled away... :wideeyed:
Needless to say I was absolutely gobsmacked. :eek: And speechless for a few minutes as it dawned on me that he knew just from what I had said that I had suffered trauma also. Enlightened but Wow and sad at the same time. I heard just recently he had passed away.. :( we didn't share much as he was just a customer but I felt a connection right at that moment.