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Re: To the Chronic Headache Sufferer-TeresaFrom: Joanne (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 6 Jan 2002 18:16:23 -0600 (CST)
Teresa, Micha jsut might have a valid point, I'm a dental asst., and studing to be a dental Hygienist. A lot of people clench or grind there teeth during the night without even knowing they do it. You should go to the dentist(one who can treat TMJ and it's symtoms)which is usually an orthodontist or and oral surgeon. There are also many General dentists capable of treating this as well. They can make a mouth guard for you to wear at night or even during the day when you feel stessed. I wear one myself, they are very comfortable and have cut my headaches down to nearly none. So it's definitely worth looking into and if your lucky enough to have dental insurance it usually covers some of the cost if not all. what ever the cost if it stops the headaches its worth every penny. take care and good luck, let us know. Joanne At Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Micha wrote: > >Teresa, >When I was 24, twelve years ago, I began to have chronic 24 hour a day >agonizing headaches. No specialists of any kind were able to help me >until my chiropractor suggested a dentist who specialized in TMJ. I had >no idea how this could help me, but after several years of constant head >pain I'd try anything. The dentist had suffered from the same pain >himself when he was younger. I don't know what you know about TMJ, but >very slight irregularities in your dental bite can cause the muscles in >your jaw to go into spasms and give you the excruciating type of >headaches that never seem to go away. After getting some dental work >done, perfecting my bite with a few crowns, my jaw relaxed and my life >was changed and I have not had a headache in almost ten years. Why >don't you do a little Web research on TMJ and maybe see a dentist who is >familiar with it. Since muscle relaxors are helping you, that could >indicate that the muscles in your jaw are tight. Many doctors treat TMJ >now. What have you got to lose? Best of luck.Micha >> >>>>>At Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Teresa R. wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>For the past 4 yrs, I've had a headache literally constantly. I may >>>>>>have a few hours a month with little pain...it is pretty bad. I'm 22 >>>>>>yrs old, and the headaches started while I was in high school, and have >>>>>>greatly affected school and work since then. Before, I'd had headaches >>>>>>often, but for years, now, I've suffered constantly. In can make you >>>>>>feel pretty darn insane! Has anyone else experienced such headaches? >>>>>> >>>>>>I've been to many different doctors. I've spent many many months at 2 >>>>>>different chiropractors, both sure they would cure me, neither coming >>>>>>close. Best I could get out of the 3 neurologists I've been to is that >>>>>>I have "Chronic Headaches"...which was rather infuriating, since >>>>>>anything that goes on for such a long amount of time is >>>>>>chronic...doesn't help me at all. The only medicine that helps is I can >>>>>>take a (strong) muscle relaxer, or sometimes very strong pain >>>>>>relievers....I think it is just really anything that will put me to >>>>>>sleep. When I wake, I'm either hurting, or still totally numb from the >>>>>>pills, and start hurting as soon as I'm fully alert again. But at least >>>>>>I get to sleep some that way. >>>>>> >>>>>>I've read that headaches can be a side effect of having PCOS, not just >>>>>>from the drugs, but from the disease itself, however, there isn't a >>>>>>whole lot mentioned about it, and so I was wondering if any of you had >>>>>>personal experience. They say it isn't exactly a migraine, it isn't >>>>>>sinus, it isn't clusters....I figured stress for a long while, but my >>>>>>headaches aren't really any better during periods of low stress. Anyone >>>>>>have any insight? >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks! >>>>>>Teresa >>> >>>-- >>>I often get headaches and I don't usually take any kind of medicine, mostly because I have problems trying to swalllow pills. Motrin is sometimes successful, but there is a product I use call Tiger Balm. I buy it at the nearby health food store and rub it on my temples. It's similar to ben gay, icy hot and the like and the idea behind it is that the veins in the temples (just above the eye and to the side) become constricted, possibly from stress, and this helps to open them up. It may not help with your type of headaches but might be worth trying. >>> >>>Good luck >>> >>>Louise >>>
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