It's amazing that every day we are blessed to find something new out about our selves. The other day I was in the dentist's office. (He's a new dentist to me). And he said, "Wow, you have some very strong jaw muscles. Do you grind your teeth at night?" I replied that I didn't think so. However, I do admit that I have dreams all the time where my teeth are cracked and falling out. And I do have several cracked teeth for real that have had to be crowned. He laughed and he was sure I was nighttime teeth grinder.
So every night since then Alex as woken me by grabbing my jaw and waking me up and saying, "Stop grinding your teeth." I've noticed two things as I've woken up to him grabbing my jaw. The first is that I'm very agitated in my dreams and the second is that mouth is killing me. So now I know why in the morning I wake up and I'm irradiated, I have a slight headache and my mouth hurts.
I've always wondered. Now I know. Now what do I do about it? I know they have those fancy mouth guards, but that won't stop me from grinding. Why am I grinding in the first place?
This is hilarious to me. I'm getting to the point now that I'm laughing in the night when he wakes me up. He said he'd never noticed it before, but he now wakes up to me doing it. It's like the Incredible Hulk or something changing and thrashing into some dark creature. How unromantic is that! HA!
4 comments:
First, love you shelves and I am so jealous! Second, I too grind my teeth and have the same symptoms! Wish I knew what to do about it as well. Let me know what you find out! Third, I read your blog all the time, sorry I don't comment as often as I would like. I have been really overwhelmed lately. I love reading about what you guys are doing!
Well, my husband has Crohn's disease and is the sickest he has ever been. We had to shut down our company and we have no income at all right now. He is trying to apply for disability but it takes 6-18 months to get approved. Right now, we are not sure what will happen. I will hate it if I have to get a job, since I wouldn't be able to homeschool. The stress is really getting to me and so I have taken 2 weeks off school for "harvest season" and trying to just enjoy my kids. I hate to post anything real negitive on the blog, so there ya go, getting the real scoop! lol Thanks for thinking of us!
Teeth grinding is something I have to battle too.
Ben grinds his teeth when he's dreaming and it drives me nuts. Maybe I should grab his jaw every time he does it.
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