Painful face!!

[tovi]

Anybody have any suggestions to relax my face, I seem to always have a frown and my jaw hurts as I clench my teeth. I try to relax my face and then it sneaks back to being tense again.... It's not doing any good for my wrinkles.

[neversaynever]

can't help but i have the same problem, it's making me very cross with myself and my jaw aches.

[tovi in reply to neversaynever]

I always look like I'm grumpy, like I'm pulling a sad face!

[Telynores]

It could be a reaction to pain, control the pain levels and hey presto. Sorry, not that simple, I'm chewing the inside of my lips raw as well as the grumpy face. My pain levels are usually low, right now shingles has reared it's head and pain is soaring

Hope you find a way to relax these muscles.

Be good to yourself.

[Fibrofoggiest in reply to Telynores]

Oh dear ((((Telynores)))) I'm so sorry you've got shingles into the mix, poor you it must be ghastly 😨😨

Sending lots and lots of positive healing vibes your way and hope things improve very very soon 👍🏻😀

[Telynores]

Three months or 33 years, take your pic and counting.

Thank you foggie.

[BlueMermaid3]

I do the same thing 😁

I'm sure that's why I get so many headaches.

Not sure what the answer is though 😳

Sorry, that wasn't much help was it!

x

[lou1065]

This is going to seem silly but it works for me, make sure you are alone, look in the mirror and pull faces, really tense up and relax, if possible move the jaw in every way that is comfortable, then I use my warmed up wheat bag. xx

[Fibro_rocker in reply to lou1065]

Cheers Lou, thought it was just me that looked like a loon,, only difference is I do it in front of family as well😆😆😆

Does help to relieve the tension.. I also clench my jaw which gives me bad headaches and facial pain.. when spoken to specialist is when I realized .. Also bang my teeth when asleep which makes my teeth , gums,, and face hurt, also chipping teeth and bleeding gums.

at night I will have to wear a gum shield..

in the day time I've found boiled sweets stops me clenching my jaw and biting my cheeks also...

Hope this helps😀😀😀

Ps.. my specialist concluded that clenching my jaw was a way of coping with the overall pain!!!!

[tovi]

I have a gum shield that I had custom made a while back but supposed to be used for teeth whitening, they helped a bit but I've lost the bottom tray. I'm starting to wear through my top tray. I bought an all in one off ebay and it is so uncomfortable. I might see if I can get the custom ones made again.

I also make the funny faces while watching the tv, and try to massage, but my hands hurt.

[Fibro_rocker in reply to tovi]

Hi tovi, you don't need to get a specific custom made gum shield that can be expensive.. you can get them from any sports shop, you only have to put in boiling water then mould to your teeth. Have worn for sports in the past and they last a long time!!

[TheAuthor]

I am so sorry to read that you are suffering in this way, and I want to genuinely wish you all the best of lcuk. It is not something that I have personally experienced.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[Shazzzy]

Dentist made me a mouth shield to wear at night, and if clenching teeth during day, works like magic.