Can Splints Cause Nausea ? Posted: 05-19-07 19:23pm
I JUST GOT AN UPPER AND LOWER SPLINT TWO
DAYS AGO AND AM GETTING REALLY queasy WHEN
I WEAR MY LOWER (WHICH I'M SUPPOSED TO
WEAR ALL DAY)...IS THIS NORMAL?.. DOES THE
NAUSEA GO AWAY?
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Tmddyan
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Hey Posted: 05-20-07 14:22pm
you have upper and lower splints? normally
they only give you one. You wear either an
upper or a lower but not both.Ask your doc
if you are supposed to wear them at the
same time--I highly doubt it. I dont think
that the nausea is due to the splint.Tmd
can cause nausea I get it all the time. It
does go away. You may want to mention this
to the doc as well though. I am concerned
about wearing 2 splints. Ive never even
heard of that being done. Its always one
or the other but not both. You may be
haveing more damage done by Weareing 2.Are
you supposed to wear them both at the same
time? this just doesnt sound right to me.
What kind of doc do you go to?
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catswold
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Posted: 05-20-07 17:48pm
There are some "specialists" who have
their patients wear a top and bottom bite
splints at the same time. I don't quite
understand the theory behind it though.
Regarding the nausea, it could be the bite
splints because anytime you have something
foreign in your mouth, you do run the
chance of being nauseous, especially when
the object(s) take over a large portion of
your mouth. There is also the possibility
that one (or both) of the splints is going
too far back into your mouth/throat. I am
extremely sensitive to anyone/anything
touching too far in my mouth. That's also
how some people can force themselves to
throw up when they are bulimic.
I believe this should be discussed with
your dentists as soon as possible, though.
I hope you are feeing better.
God bless...
Carol
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gryphon
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Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 2
Thanks Posted: 05-20-07 19:28pm
thanks for responding guys...I've got two
splints; the lower I wear during the day
and the upper I wear at night. Sorry I
didn't really make that very clear. I just
got diagnosed a week ago and am going to
the Tufts Craniofacial Pain and Disorders
Clinic in Boston...this is all VERY new to
me... I'll keep wearing them and see where
how it goes...thanks again!
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catswold
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Posted: 05-21-07 11:15am
I hear that Tufts is very good. I pray
they can help you.
God bless...
Carol
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Tmddyan
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Hey Posted: 05-21-07 13:47pm
its good that you dont wear them both at
the same time I know that no doc does that
so it sounded very strange. and no nausea
is not caused by the splints. It is a
referred pain. the splint may be making
the jaw a little "unhappy" and its telling
your body it hurts in places that it
doesnt. you would have this with out the
splints as well if you "upset" the jaw. I
know i have it right now and i ve got
nothing in my mouth--sort of. I looked
into it to make sure.
