What is the best night guard you've used for bruxism?!
Question: What is the best night guard you've used for bruxism!?
I grind my teeth at night!. I've been using the boil and bite night guards, and once I even made the mistake of paying my dentist $300 to make me a custom guard that lasted less than a month before I'd chewed through it so badly it couldn't be worn!. The $20 boil and bite ones even seem to last longer, but not more than about two or three months!. Is there a better night guard, or even a way to stop grinding altogether without having to wear one!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Ok, this is going to sound crazy, but it's a solution that I JUST figured out!.
I have suffered tremendously with TMJ for over 2 decades, and it has seriously affected my quality of life, as I am sure you can imagine!.
Last week, I started putting toilet paper in both sides of my nose before I go to bed!. I make sure that I can pull it out in the morning, but I put enough in so that I can't breathe through my nose!.
This way, when I go to bed, my body is forced to take air through my mouth!. My jaws CAN NOT close at night when I'm sleeping, so I can't possibly grind my teeth or clench down hard!. My pain and suffering is almost gone!. I can't believe I didn't think of this years ago!.
The other night, I forgot to put the tissue in my nose, and the pain and headaches came right back because I spent the night breathing through my nose and clenching/grinding my jaws!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have suffered tremendously with TMJ for over 2 decades, and it has seriously affected my quality of life, as I am sure you can imagine!.
Last week, I started putting toilet paper in both sides of my nose before I go to bed!. I make sure that I can pull it out in the morning, but I put enough in so that I can't breathe through my nose!.
This way, when I go to bed, my body is forced to take air through my mouth!. My jaws CAN NOT close at night when I'm sleeping, so I can't possibly grind my teeth or clench down hard!. My pain and suffering is almost gone!. I can't believe I didn't think of this years ago!.
The other night, I forgot to put the tissue in my nose, and the pain and headaches came right back because I spent the night breathing through my nose and clenching/grinding my jaws!.Www@Answer-Health@Com