Steven Bornfeld <
[email protected]> wrote:
: KyroDoc wrote:
: >>From: Steven Bornfeld
: >
: >
: >>Most are suffering from muscle spasm, usually of the
: >>elevator muscles of the mandible.
: >>
: >
: >
: > What's causing and sustaining the spasms IYO?
: >
: > DC
: Generally chronic grinding and clenching, usually
: most prevalent during sleep.
Yes. Bruxism aggravates TMD -- causing pain upon awakening,
etc. In some cases, the TM joint will actually swell into
the anterior ear canal, even causing ear pain.
Certain things aggravate bruxism: alcohol, nicotine, stress,
etc. You can find articles about research into bruxism in
various medical journals on OVID, etc.
Emma