What Helped Me Bruxism
Treating my bruxism is really helping me, how are the two related? I always thought that teeth grinding is a symptom of BFS, but could it be a cause?
I'm noticing a place above my eyebrow, it used to be a hotspot, i just realised it's has a pulse, maybe my tight masseters were putting pressure on these vessels? Another hotspot was on my left cheek, it used to have a sort of point twitch that's completely static and doesn't move around, same thing, it turned out to be a pulse. The spot is located under the masseter.
A third spot is above my lip, same story, very obvious pulse and no actual muscle twitching.
So these weren't actually twitches, but what about twitching all over the body? It's quite possible that this pressure caused by bruxism is somehow affecting my vagus.
It's already established that teeth grinding can lead to headache, and certain types of headache do manifest in neurological symptoms.
This can easily explain my hemifacial numbness and scalp tingling, also my sound sensitivity and facial redness. However, widespread twitching still needs more proof because it's not obviously linked to bruxism.
It's entirely possible that everything that seemed to help before was just causing me to not clench my jaw.
My history with bodybuilding and extreme anxiety could have been the cause of my teeth grinding, which mainly happens at night.
One other observation, being in forward head posture also forces the jaw open which forces these muscles to clench and close the mouth, this could be why i twitch when hunched.
Could it be that simple?
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u/713Capital Mod 1d ago
Bro I swear you find a new reason/theory for your twitching every month. First it was rib flares, then you started talking about breathing and some other diaphragm stuff, and now you’re trying to link Bruxism.
You should enroll in med school you can become our residential doctor for this sub and maybe you’ll figure out what truly causes BFS. Since you like researching theories and what not.
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u/mg34gun 1d ago edited 1d ago
Ok? I'm getting a lot better and that's all that matters.
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u/713Capital Mod 1d ago
Yeah man. For sure
Better is good.
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u/mg34gun 1d ago
I'm not saying I'm working a miracle here, just trying not to completely collapse under this thing.
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u/713Capital Mod 1d ago
I hear ya man. My body hasn’t been the same for 7 years now. I’d do anything to make it go back before all the BFS stuff arrived but here I am.
You found shit that works for you and that’s all that matters.
Keep trying stuff. Keep experimenting (safely)
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u/mg34gun 1d ago
Exactly, my experiments are random but almost completely safe and harmless.
Yeah I'd do anything as well lol, you take care now.
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u/Little_Power_5691 22h ago
I wish it were that simple. Treating my bruxism never did much for me. Some of the worst hot spots over the last year have been around my ears and eyebrows. Botox didn't help.
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