http://faerye.net/post/early-morning-alarm 2005-03-30T20:59:23+00:00 http://faerye.net/post/early-morning-alarm#comment-1666 2005-03-30T20:59:23+00:00 2005-03-30T20:59:23+00:00 <p>Actually, there are much better ways to go. One of the very successful uses of hypnosis in dentistry is the relief of bruxism (and TMJ, which is now called TMD, just to keep everyone appropriately confused). In my recent hypnosis seminar several of the instructors were dentists (and/or instructors at the OHSU school of dentistry), and they spoke at length of their successes in this area. I&#8217;d be happy to dig up some names for you, if you like.</p> <p>Oh, and according to the stories, your experiences with finding the mouthpiece in all sorts of strange places in the middle of the night is absolutely commonplace. :)</p> LadyLong http://faerye.net/post/early-morning-alarm#comment-1663 2005-03-30T15:19:37+00:00 2005-03-30T15:19:37+00:00 <p>My schmister says I should bite the bullet, beg or borrow to make up the sum, and get the dental one. (She says this via e-mail&#8212;I can only suppose her natural delicacy forbids her to scold her sibling in a public forum.) She portends damage to my jaw or summat.</p> felicity http://faerye.net/post/early-morning-alarm#comment-1660 2005-03-30T15:08:50+00:00 2005-03-30T15:08:50+00:00 <p>You will likely get used to it. It takes a couple of weeks, and it may or may not make much of a difference for your neck and head, but your teeth and jaw will almost certainly thank you. I have a friend who thought their night guard was making no difference until they slept a couple of nights without it, and had a horrendous neck/headache. I have never run said experiment just in case. I have also heard of them disappearing. Good luck learning to find comfort, not discomfort, in the mouthpiece.</p> grizelda