Yeah, that would be highly irregular, but it seems to have happened. If you google masseter and lymf-nodes it shows up—but I am not able to read journals, so maybe I missed something. But it seemed more gradual not so sudden like yours.
Yeah, I was hoping for it to be hopegiving. And also, it did take me a long while to notice the connection. The body doesn’t really come with a written manual, so when things go awry it is hard to find out why; and I was surprised how much of a negative impact something like sleeping with earbuds, using earphones and the like had on how much I clenched my jaw. So, maybe it can help you in some way to listen, even though it might take a long time to understand what your body wants.
I do hope you find something that is useful, as chronic pain is no joke. And my reply is a way of normalizing it too, you’re not alone in wanting a manual, preferably digital, nicely organized, with images, do-it-yourself tips and who and where to get help if you need a professional hand.
With regards to the symptoms you mentioned, that are far from the face, for years I had this weird sensation of time slowing time and some intense deja vu, and also some kind of dryness in my mouth, but subtle. Since it happened seldomly, but regularly, I felt into it—and lo and behold—I found out something that matched: Biting a pillow. I’m not sure why, but it is a terrible sensation, even as a grown up. So, I assume I did that for whatever reason as a child, and it stuck in my system. After I found out why, and bit a pillow for reference, it stopped happening. Now I just don’t do it, because it really sucks.
Yeah, that would be highly irregular, but it seems to have happened. If you google masseter and lymf-nodes it shows up—but I am not able to read journals, so maybe I missed something. But it seemed more gradual not so sudden like yours.
Yeah, I was hoping for it to be hopegiving. And also, it did take me a long while to notice the connection. The body doesn’t really come with a written manual, so when things go awry it is hard to find out why; and I was surprised how much of a negative impact something like sleeping with earbuds, using earphones and the like had on how much I clenched my jaw. So, maybe it can help you in some way to listen, even though it might take a long time to understand what your body wants.
I do hope you find something that is useful, as chronic pain is no joke. And my reply is a way of normalizing it too, you’re not alone in wanting a manual, preferably digital, nicely organized, with images, do-it-yourself tips and who and where to get help if you need a professional hand.
With regards to the symptoms you mentioned, that are far from the face, for years I had this weird sensation of time slowing time and some intense deja vu, and also some kind of dryness in my mouth, but subtle. Since it happened seldomly, but regularly, I felt into it—and lo and behold—I found out something that matched:
Biting a pillow.
I’m not sure why, but it is a terrible sensation, even as a grown up. So, I assume I did that for whatever reason as a child, and it stuck in my system. After I found out why, and bit a pillow for reference, it stopped happening. Now I just don’t do it, because it really sucks.
Best wishes.