I have a braces question for people with expander's...?!


Question: I have a braces question for people with expander's!.!.!.!?
So, I got this expander put into my mouth and I'm supposed to have it in for about 6 months!. I got it put in just yesterday and I'm suffering a little bit!. It's hard to talk, swallow, and I'm worried about my mother 'turning' it!. So, can someone with experience with this please tell me when I will eventually learn how to talk better, eat/swallow better, and what it's like when it's 'turned'!? Thank you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I have my second expander right now!. XD

It gets easier, but you might want to take pain medication before your mom turns it!. The pressure is sometimes really painful!.

One of my friends said that reading books out loud really helped with speech, and it did!. I don't sound as if I have an expander!.

You might want to eat only soft foods for a couple weeks (e!.g!. pasta, yogurt, mashed potatoes, etc!.) and not any really small, grainy foods, because they can get easily stuck!.

When it gets turned, the expander just creates a lot of pressure!. It kinda feels like your cheekbones are being stretched!. (Which they are!. Ish!. Not really)!. I always took advil before (or after) my mom turned mine!.

I hopes it gets better!Www@Answer-Health@Com

It takes about a week to get used to it!.
Try small pieces of soft food!. Pasta is a great food to start with!.
You may feel pressure as it is being turned, but not to bad!. You will probably feel it across both sides of your nose!.
The worst of it will be the space between your teeth, but that will close up really fast!
At least it's being done now!. If you were an adult, it would mean you would have to have jaw surgery!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Ah!.!.!.yes i remember that!.


It is very very annoying when you first get it on there,you can't talk(as you said) or eat without the food getting stuck up there!.


I remember getting sick and puking while I had that,needless to say!.!.!.!.it was horrible!.


It just feels like a little bit of pressure when you turn it,nothing that painful or bad!.


Good luck! Www@Answer-Health@Com

It hurts alot for the first few days and then it gets much better,
You may want to put wax or something on it because t cut into my tounge and has permanently idented in it !

Just eat a bunch of soup and you'll be fine in no time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have one!. I got used to it!. I dont even remember about it but trust me, IT GETS BETTER!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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