Bruxism Treatment Guy answers:

Ok, this is going to sound crazy, but it’s a solution that I JUST figured out.

I have suffered tremendously with TMJ cfor 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.

Bruxism Treatment Guy answers:

See your dentist and get a “bite plate”. They work great and you have immediate relief. But it is only a temporary fix not a cure. But it will prevent you wearing down your teeth(like mine did). If you have insurance they pay most of it.
Other commercial bite plate may not fit properly and cause more wearing of your teeth or gum tissue as well as cause of suffixation by cutting off you airway while you sleep.
I had one made and I like it a lot. I have crappy insurance and had to pay quite a bit but it was worth it.
Hope this helps, good luck.
Pegasus ,LPN

Bruxism Treatment Guy answers:

It’s a mouthguard, and sleeping in the correct position (you need to avoid mandibular stress).