I have probably always been a teeth grinder but lately it is the clenching that has been most annoying. I am probably clenching as I type this. I basically clench in my sleep and when awake enough to cause headaches and earaches. Painful ones that make everything in the world around me annoying. I had a bad headache for a couple days last week which prompted me to call the dentist about a mouth guard. A specially fitted mouth piece for my issue is almost $500 without insurance but with it, it's less than $100. But before committing to such a pricey piece of plastic I hit up Target for the $30 version.
Let me introduce to you my Sleep Right dental guard. So far it is okay. The pads that go between the teeth are a bit thick for me, so I feel my jaw is separated a bit more than I am comfortable with. For the past two nights I did my best to sleep with it in but end up removing it in the middle of the night due to discomfort. I also end up putting it back on when I wake myself up from grinding or clenching.
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