I’ve been told that I grind my teeth at night sometimes! I often wake up with my jaws tightly clenched, this often results in me getting a headache or at worst it’ll turn into a migraine.
The trouble is you have no control over what you do in your sleep 
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I would say so. I’m the same, I have a relaxed jaw in the morning. My teeth grinding and clamping was during the day, so I had to consciously stop doing it. My pain has largely gone away now, after I got it under control.
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@WillC - you too, eh? Yeah. It’s such unconscious second-nature that deliberately NOT doing it feels so weird right now!
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Glad it is not as bad as you feared @PleasureDrone. One step at a time and listen to the experts! The real ones, not the google ones!!
All the best hope they get on top of what it is and how to treat it soon.
Good luck
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There’s an exercise recommended on an NHS page where you lift your tongue to the roof of your mouth, and then open your jaw slightly. I’ve been giving it a go recently, but I don’t think I’ve been doing it properly/often enough. I find stretching exercises quite difficult to do regularly, as they are dull. 
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Many thanks for the PDF link, Ian - much appreciated. 
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@WillC just checking that radiator is ok, have you done away with them? Think there is general concern that some harm may have come to them 
did they get too hot to handle?? Was there jealousy at the lack of use or perhaps too much use of a fan?? Just wondering… jealousy and heat can have a crazy effect on us all!!
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I’ve had a breif look @PleasureDrone n I will have a proper look when i feel upto it which will happen today as theres alwsys times when the pain subsides 
if I can’t find them I’ll ask the Dr for another copy as I see the Dr next week. I don’t like getting any information from the Internet as there’s so much and many contradictions as well as some amazing tips for various conditions but like I say there too much misinformation and alike you I don’t want any horror stories about conditions any of the loved ones and me are diagnosed with, no way I’m too anxious.
Did the Dr give you any tips about your breathing during anxiety or anything to try that will potentially help? Anything about breathing management? My meds do help although wish the Dr told me that living without them isn’t an option, they’re v addictive. Sorry I meant to finish this earlier I’ve edits everywhere 
I’ve not found it yet but promise I’ll get another copy next week if I don’t find it before
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It’s fine, just been busy lately and not found the time for pics! 
@Alyssa646 - I’ve yet to have a talk with my GP about managing the TMD - got a phone consultation booked for the 18th. Because of the pandemic precautions, I haven’t had any in-person consultations yet. Everything except the actual blood test has been done by phone. I was offered an in-person consult last week, but I declined it because it would have been a bit redundant until the blood results came back.
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……and….how was it?? 
I normally watch it for hours, I know there’s no sound but I just appreciate how hot some of them are
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Yeah that’s pretty much all you see. That’s why I have that on the main tv and the good good stuff going on my phone. Best of both worlds
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Yeah pretty tame to be fair. I think you have to actually pay to get the full version. Just nice to have on in the background
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@WillC phew 
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I think that may be like comparing half a shandy to a pack of Tennents Super.
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Evening all, hope you have all had a good day 
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This is working out perfectly @PleasureDrone as I’ve got to go for tests or it’d be a phone consultation, I’m thinking about calling to see whether the Dr would email the information so it could be copied and pasted for you
The pandemic has made basically everything extremely difficult, it’s super hard when uou can’t get to see the dr and everything is done via telephone consultation unfortunately.
Breathing exercises can be very beneficial, I close my eyes take a deep breath in hold for ten seconds then breath out n sometimes doing that for a few minutes works but other times it doesn’t but great when that technique works. There’s a lot of information and techniques on those sheets that will be beneficial to you 
Can’t seem to find the few sheets of a4 so I’ll definitely ask the Dr like explained at the start of the post
Obviously the only reason I’m wanting you back @steel is to get me likes up in all seriously I aswell as many others want you back so you have an outlet as you can’t keep bottling things up it’s not healthy ok bab
I hear you but you can’t go on like this you’re going to put yourself in an early grave grafting 70+ hours was it you said? It’s okay being happiest when you’re at work but again there’s certain way’s that you can do that, eating regularly, getting time out, you don’t sleep so are always wiped our and could end up seriously hurting yourself due to stress, depression, exhaustion, lack of food, energy and doing way too many hours.
Also would you want your kids working themselves into the ground? As they’re seeing you do that n thinking it’s normal to be ran into the ground, permanently exhausted, think it’s okay for their future gfs/wife’s to be living like you are but that’s not okay and your girl children to think that wat their witnessing is correct for their future relationships bfs/hubs but it ain’t. Obviously you’re in love with your wife or you’d of left her with nothing being resolved.
If I ever say owt you think is outta order let me know n 
% al bear it in mind I’ll stop ok bab
Evening @KentCouple1990 not bad, still in a world of pain but apart from that all good, how are you this evening bab?
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Oh no! Hope you feel better soon! Not nice being in pain, I’m a wimp so any pain and I’m moaning about it lol
I’m all good just feet up on the sofa browsing lovehoney wondering what the next purchase will be
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Try being a woman then you’d know what pain really is, giving birth n shark week 2 name a couple of painful times we feel pain badly 
All men are the same, yous can’t handle pain at all
Nice one, I’m looking for something for my mam, he’s not into but fun, cock rings, or any strokers or mastubaters we’ve tried so it’s hard job so might have to treat myself instead
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Haha yeah I can’t handle the pain
Can’t say no to treating yourself when there is soooo much good stuff on offer at the moment!
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