Trouble with gagging on the splint

[Guest guest]

> Hello everyone. Well here I sit at 7 days post op from my upper and

> lower jaw surgery. Last night I slept all the way through the night

> and today I feel very very good. I only have one little problem.

> Gaging on the damn splint. Has this happened to any of you's that

> were splinted? The splint sits about half way back on my toungue so

> when I swallow sometimes I gag. This is driving me nuts. I have to

> really concentrate hard on not trying to gag. Any sugestions?

>

>

> Dennis~

[Guest guest]

I had this problem, only right after. The swelling in your mouth

makes it seem like the splint is taking up your whole mouth, but when

the swelling goes down you will find the splint isn't that bad. Now I

don't even notice it up there. I do know that about for 4 nights

after the surgery I would wake up suddenly gagging. I didin't know if

this was the splint or the medication making me nautious when i slept.

> > Hello everyone. Well here I sit at 7 days post op from my upper and

> > lower jaw surgery. Last night I slept all the way through the night

> > and today I feel very very good. I only have one little problem.

> > Gaging on the damn splint. Has this happened to any of you's that

> > were splinted? The splint sits about half way back on my toungue so

> > when I swallow sometimes I gag. This is driving me nuts. I have to

> > really concentrate hard on not trying to gag. Any sugestions?

> >

> >

> > Dennis~