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I was told to put this on a “trouble with sleep appliance” thread but I can’t find one. Please excuse me since I have posted this twice- sorry! Hi! I have received the micro 02 appliance just recently. It is starting off advancing very little so I know the problem is not that it is extended too far. My question is, I wake up with no soreness and actually feel pretty good. Throughout the day my jaw soreness gets worse and worse. Until I get headaches. It’s almost as if my jaw doesn’t really know “where to land“ if that makes sense. I find my jaw protruding forward to the exact position of appliance when it is not in! I use a jaw repositioner in the morning. Of course, I have only used it for 2 nights. I dread wearing it again. I do have TMJ problems and have worn a nightguatd at night to control clenching/grinding, so wearing something at night doesn’t bother me. But the progressive muscle tension through the day does! Help! Will it go away as muscles lengthen?
Thank you so much for your reply! I have heard of the “system” you did for your tmj... I am wondering if I need to go that route. Cause my jaw feels better forward, but during the day, if I don’t wear anything, it hurts. I just don’t know if I want to go down that route! Did you wear the daytime appliance full time for a year? Did you have to get braces to maintain you to that spot? Or do you do fine during the day now that you wore it for a year and only wear the nighttime appliance to Keep it forward at night? I have seen a neuromuscular dentist and I found I clenched real bad on the appliance he gave me. Thanks again for your reply! I am really wondering if this is the route I should look in to!
Ps- what were your jaw symptoms that made you begin that treatment?
Hi! I have received the micro 02 appliance just recently. It is starting off advancing very little so I know the problem is not that it is extended too far. My question is, I wake up with no soreness and actually feel pretty good. Throughout the day my jaw soreness gets worse and worse. Until I get headaches. It’s almost as if my jaw doesn’t really know “where to land“ if that makes sense. I find my jaw protruding forward to the exact position of appliance when it is not in! I use a jaw repositioner in the morning. Of course, I have only used it for 2 nights. I dread wearing it again. I do have TMJ problems and have worn a nightguatd at night to control clenching/grinding, so wearing something at night doesn’t bother me. But the progressive muscle tension through the day does! Help! Will it go away as muscles lengthen?
