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Tuesday I went to a specialist to be fitted for an orthotic appliance. Or so I thought. No. I didn't. He asked the normal "where/when/how does it hurt" questions and prodded my mouth and temples until I winced. The muscles in my jaw are in a constant state of spasm, like a Charley horse, so that HURT, and it shouldn't. THEN he asked me AGAIN about teeth grinding (no) but stopped when I mentioned that I snored open mouth.
Apparently, TMJ and SLEEP APNEA go pretty much hand-in-hand.
SLEEP APNEA. I CAN STOP BREATHING IN MY SLEEP AND DIE. YAY.
So. I am on a prescribed soft food diet, with daily maximum doses of Advil and hot showers and heating pad until next week. If I'm STILL in pain (and I will be) I...don't know? CPAP treatment? If insurance won't cover it, no.
ARGH
DOCTORS PLEASE MAKE UP YOUR MINDS. MY HEAD HURTS. :(
AWKWARD DOCTOR ANECDOTE: He suggested taking a big hot towel and wrapping it around my head "like a Muslim lady" but "I don't want you become Muslim. What? I have my reasons *laugh*...you aren't Muslim are you?". And we laughed for like 5 minutes straight. I really DID NOT KNOW how to process that. He is probably Greek Orthodox or Jewish?
Apparently, TMJ and SLEEP APNEA go pretty much hand-in-hand.
SLEEP APNEA. I CAN STOP BREATHING IN MY SLEEP AND DIE. YAY.
So. I am on a prescribed soft food diet, with daily maximum doses of Advil and hot showers and heating pad until next week. If I'm STILL in pain (and I will be) I...don't know? CPAP treatment? If insurance won't cover it, no.
ARGH
DOCTORS PLEASE MAKE UP YOUR MINDS. MY HEAD HURTS. :(
AWKWARD DOCTOR ANECDOTE: He suggested taking a big hot towel and wrapping it around my head "like a Muslim lady" but "I don't want you become Muslim. What? I have my reasons *laugh*...you aren't Muslim are you?". And we laughed for like 5 minutes straight. I really DID NOT KNOW how to process that. He is probably Greek Orthodox or Jewish?