Teeth Grinding Guard - I Want to Get Rid of It, But How?
Getting divorced from your teeth grinding guard - i.
e.
, being able to sleep without one - may seem impossible, especially if you, like me, have been wearing a night mouth guard for over half your life.
If you're reading this then I suggest there's a 95% chance that you, like me, have had the experience of going on holiday and forgetting to take your night mouth guard with you ...
and after a couple of nights sleeping without one being in the position where you feel your jaw getting more and more tense as each day goes on.
So what is the solution if you really do want to go separate ways? One of the latest innovations comes in the form of mouth guards that you wear for a week or so that are supposed to "retrain" the mouth so that you no longer need to wear one every night.
However, in essence this really is the same approach as before, and although wearing one might retrain the physical aspects of the grinding, it may not necessarily cure the underlying cause that started the teeth grinding in the first place.
The fact is that often the causes of teeth grinding aren't purely physical, and sorting them out properly would mean not only saying goodbye to your night mouth guard but should also improve your quality of life overall.
In particular, the causes have been identified as often resulting from a combination of factors that may include : - anger, pain, frustration - stress and anxiety - personality type - diet and sleeping habits To solve these issues can involves a combination of : - hypnosis - stress management and relaxation therapy - herbal remedies
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, being able to sleep without one - may seem impossible, especially if you, like me, have been wearing a night mouth guard for over half your life.
If you're reading this then I suggest there's a 95% chance that you, like me, have had the experience of going on holiday and forgetting to take your night mouth guard with you ...
and after a couple of nights sleeping without one being in the position where you feel your jaw getting more and more tense as each day goes on.
So what is the solution if you really do want to go separate ways? One of the latest innovations comes in the form of mouth guards that you wear for a week or so that are supposed to "retrain" the mouth so that you no longer need to wear one every night.
However, in essence this really is the same approach as before, and although wearing one might retrain the physical aspects of the grinding, it may not necessarily cure the underlying cause that started the teeth grinding in the first place.
The fact is that often the causes of teeth grinding aren't purely physical, and sorting them out properly would mean not only saying goodbye to your night mouth guard but should also improve your quality of life overall.
In particular, the causes have been identified as often resulting from a combination of factors that may include : - anger, pain, frustration - stress and anxiety - personality type - diet and sleeping habits To solve these issues can involves a combination of : - hypnosis - stress management and relaxation therapy - herbal remedies
