Ever since my second heart attack, I’ve had some serious and rather painful problems with my jaw. I’ve been clenching it. Even when I’m awake. I’m just clenching my jaw constantly. Since i have an over bite, this is causing me to bite the inside of my mouth, leaving marks and cuts. Plus, it hurts! I’m waking up with headaches and jaw aches.
As I said, I’ve also been doing this while I’m awake. I’ve had problems clenching my jaw before, but its never been like this. I never did it when I was awake, only when I slept. But I could usually stop it. Before I would fall asleep, I would continuously tell myself, “I will not clench my jaw.” and I would tell myself that every night until I feel asleep for about a week. And before I knew it, i would no longer be clenching my jaw at all. That method isn’t working at all right now though. :/
Its really concerning me now too. I mean, my jaw hurts and I have all this bumps in my mouth from where I bit the inside of my mouth and they hurt.
Oh! And I almost forgot to mention. My jaw is very stiff and tight. Like its hard to move it. That dosn’t feel too good either. :/ I’m starting to worry because its been like this continuously since my second heart attack. its not getting any better either.