Guest guest Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 My son grinding his teeth at night (bruxism). Does anybody has any experience on that? Anything relate with apraxia? thank you, Giseli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Giseli, All three of my children grind their teeth and only one is diagnosed with apraxia. The worst tooth grinder is my oldest, with ADHD and anxiety. I grind my teeth but not as much as I did as a child. Daphne Re: [ ]bruxism My son grinding his teeth at night (bruxism). Does anybody has any experience on that? Anything relate with apraxia? thank you, Giseli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 , From what you are describing I would think that bruxism is a symptom of something else. Why would I have developed this 14 months ago? a > > > > > The last two nights I used an old dental guard I had. > > I really think that doesn't do anything at all for the majority of > bruxers (except protect the teeth from abrasion). I can't root that > assertion in data. It's just what I've heard (at least I think; it was > long, long ago) on forums, from the people who sounded savviest to me. > Using a plastic sports mouthguard certainly didn't do a thing for me > in terms of the head and jaw aches. > > > > Part of the problem is the severe brainfog. I really cannot recall > > things, details, like what people have even told me to try. I look at > > the bottles in the closet and can't recall why I bought them. It is > > scary. > > Very conservatively - I almost can't imagine how I could be mistaken > about it, but I try to be really cautious in science - I am 95% sure I > get major fogs from bruxing. Sometimes I'll get a fog with a headache, > and often it will continue when the headache stops. Often I have major > daytime jaw soreness at these times, or even daytime bruxism, or wake > myself up from light sleep with a teeth " clack " - or I will recall > dreams in which my jaw was stuck shut and I couldn't open my mouth, or > dreams in which my teeth kept hurting. Or my very small amount of > " roughness " and popping in the jaw joint will be temporarily > intensified. And it always has an afternoon onset or intensification, > which my bruxism-associated head symptoms always do, though morning > peaks are commoner for other people according to some web pages. I may > have had other causes of fog long ago (up to early 2005), but since > then most of my fogs have this association with brux phenomena. There > are also the expected correlations with measures I take against > bruxism, like GABAergics or my NTI... and things that make me brux, > such as hypomania, skipping dinner, sleeping in real late, often bring > all this stuff on. In short, I'm as sure as you can be based on > indirect and kind of subjective evidence. > > You might look for some brux forums and see if anyone reports fog > stuff like I'm reporting. > > Fortunately it has been controllable almost all the time since I > figured out what it was all about, and started experimenting with GABA > + taurine at bedtime, last Christmas. > > I sure hope you can figure something out to help it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 > , > From what you are describing I would think that bruxism is a symptom > of something else. Why would I have developed this 14 months ago? > > a That's for sure, it comes from something else. I've seen it claimed on some web page that almost everyone bruxes occasionally. But I evidently do it way, way more and way, way harder than normals. I'm sure it's some sort of effect of CFS but I don't know how. You still have some general CFS stuff, right? Why you might have shifted to heavier bruxism, I can't say, but at least the idea yields you one possible way to get rid of the head symptoms. I don't mean to distract you from your pursuit of ICH, penicillin, or anything else, but one might as well investigate and perhaps act on multiple possibilities simultaneously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 It protects your teeth, but does it stop the bruxism? Sources I've read on USENET feel that it often doesn't. My teeth are visibly worn down, but right now I'm more worried about the headaches. > you can get a nighttime bite guard specailly made by a dentist. a > biological dentist will use non toxic materials. you wear this when > you sleep and your teeth get protected from grinding away. > do not buy a similar thing sold in a store, you need one fitted to > your teeth. > > amy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi My son does this - he has worn most of his teeth down a bunch too! Dentist has no suggestions so I will be curious if anyone else has a suggestion. Only difference is Ry does this in his sleep so I canmt remind him to stop Good luck! Dawn Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Bruxism Hi all, It's been quite some time since I posted here, so I apologize if this topic has been covered and I missed it. My 5 year old daughter has been grinding her teeth constantly. I'm pretty sure I ruled out any discomfort (sinuses, ears, etc.). She only does it during the day, but I can't seem to find anything to distract her or any replacement behaviors that work. Someone suggested teaching her to chew gum, but she still hasn't grasped the concept of not swallowing it. Her OT in school tries to massage her cheeks, I verbally remind her to not " make that noise " , explained about getting " boo boos " on her teeth...nothing seems to work for more than a minute or two. I'm worried about her teeth, and (selfishly) the noise is driving me up a wall!! Anyone else have this issue with their child with DS? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 My son, Sam, grinds during the day. I have Chew Tubes for him. They work well and let him focus on school, too. When he starts up I hand him the tube (we tried wearing it around his neck but the lace gets SOOOOO nasty.). Sans grinding gets much worse when he is stress, bored or tired. When he is actively engaged we don't hear any. Good luck! Barb Sent from my iPhone Barb Rizk On May 15, 2012, at 6:57 PM, " lhurley06 " <lhurley06@...> wrote: > Hi all, > > It's been quite some time since I posted here, so I apologize if this topic has been covered and I missed it. > > My 5 year old daughter has been grinding her teeth constantly. I'm pretty sure I ruled out any discomfort (sinuses, ears, etc.). She only does it during the day, but I can't seem to find anything to distract her or any replacement behaviors that work. > > Someone suggested teaching her to chew gum, but she still hasn't grasped the concept of not swallowing it. Her OT in school tries to massage her cheeks, I verbally remind her to not " make that noise " , explained about getting " boo boos " on her teeth...nothing seems to work for more than a minute or two. I'm worried about her teeth, and (selfishly) the noise is driving me up a wall!! > > Anyone else have this issue with their child with DS? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi, I myself wear a night guard to avoid further damaging my teeth due to grinding.  I wouldn't know if would be able to wear something like this at night.  For a 5-yr old I doubt they will prescribe it. Good luck, Bonnie >________________________________ > De: " dawnjohn90@... " <dawnjohn90@...> >Para: >Enviado: Miércoles, 16 de mayo, 2012 11:45:37 >Asunto: Re: Bruxism > > > >Hi >My son does this - he has worn most of his teeth down a bunch too! Dentist has no suggestions so I will be curious if anyone else has a suggestion. Only difference is Ry does this in his sleep so I canmt remind him to stop >Good luck! >Dawn >Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > Bruxism > >Hi all, > >It's been quite some time since I posted here, so I apologize if this topic has been covered and I missed it. > >My 5 year old daughter has been grinding her teeth constantly. I'm pretty sure I ruled out any discomfort (sinuses, ears, etc.). She only does it during the day, but I can't seem to find anything to distract her or any replacement behaviors that work. > >Someone suggested teaching her to chew gum, but she still hasn't grasped the concept of not swallowing it. Her OT in school tries to massage her cheeks, I verbally remind her to not " make that noise " , explained about getting " boo boos " on her teeth...nothing seems to work for more than a minute or two. I'm worried about her teeth, and (selfishly) the noise is driving me up a wall!! > >Anyone else have this issue with their child with DS? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Can't they make a mouth guard for him to wear at bedtime? Bruxism Hi all, It's been quite some time since I posted here, so I apologize if this topic has been covered and I missed it. My 5 year old daughter has been grinding her teeth constantly. I'm pretty sure I ruled out any discomfort (sinuses, ears, etc.). She only does it during the day, but I can't seem to find anything to distract her or any replacement behaviors that work. Someone suggested teaching her to chew gum, but she still hasn't grasped the concept of not swallowing it. Her OT in school tries to massage her cheeks, I verbally remind her to not " make that noise " , explained about getting " boo boos " on her teeth...nothing seems to work for more than a minute or two. I'm worried about her teeth, and (selfishly) the noise is driving me up a wall!! Anyone else have this issue with their child with DS? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Yes Connected by MOTOBLURâ„¢ Bruxism Hi all, It's been quite some time since I posted here, so I apologize if this topic has been covered and I missed it. My 5 year old daughter has been grinding her teeth constantly. I'm pretty sure I ruled out any discomfort (sinuses, ears, etc.). She only does it during the day, but I can't seem to find anything to distract her or any replacement behaviors that work. Someone suggested teaching her to chew gum, but she still hasn't grasped the concept of not swallowing it. Her OT in school tries to massage her cheeks, I verbally remind her to not " make that noise " , explained about getting " boo boos " on her teeth...nothing seems to work for more than a minute or t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Thanks so much for all the suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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