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TMJ Pain Symptoms – How It Might Be Affecting You?
The causes of TMJ pain symptoms are often difficult to establish but the pain that goes with temporomandibular disorders may be persistent enough to warrant an investigation. Some people may only experience it on one side, while it may affect both sides in others and...
7 Lifestyle Tips on Ways to Stop Snoring to Get Better Quality Sleep
Snoring happens when something is interfering with your breathing during sleep, and it may surprise you to know that even though it is relatively common it can be a sign of a more serious problem. This is particularly true if your snoring is accompanied by daytime...
What Causes a Person to Grind Their Teeth? – Ways How to Beat Bruxism
Also known as bruxism, grinding of the teeth is considered to be a sleep related disorder. Lots of people grind their teeth or clench their jaw, from time to time - when under stress or feeling anxious. And, in the majority of cases it doesn’t cause damage or harm to...
The Benefits Of Oral Appliance Therapy For Snoring And Sleep Apnoea
Snoring and sleep apnoea often go hand in hand, and both bring with them some unwelcome side effects. Fortunately oral appliance therapy devices like a mandibular advancement splint, has proven effective for the management of sleep apnoea and snoring, and...
Signs of Sleep Apnoea – How to Manage Them to Improve Quality of Life?
If you have obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) you are likely to experience broken or interrupted sleep, as the walls of your air passages collapse during the night. Feelings of tiredness and fatigue are one of the signs of OSA, because you are deprived of oxygen and this...
Teeth Grinding Solutions To Get More Rest and Sleep Better at Night
If teeth grinding is wearing away at your pearly whites, or keeping your bed partner up at night, you’re probably interested in what kinds of teeth grinding solutions you can try out. Not only is a good quality night’s sleep an essential aspect of staying...
Snoring Treatment Options To Manage Snoring Problems
Despite being considered a social problem, snoring can lead to or indicate the presence of a more serious underlying health condition, and should be addressed as soon as possible. The snoring treatment that is best for you depends very much on what causes...
Treatment for TMJ Jaw Pain – Treatment Options To Lessen Discomfort
Your temporomandibular joint plays the important role of connecting your temporal bones to your skull. The functionality of this joint is what allows you to eat, drink and talk. If you’re in need of treatment for tmj jaw pain it's important to know what’s causing the...
Bruxism Causes – How To Manage Teeth Grinding?
Teeth grinding or bruxism is the involuntary grinding or clenching of the teeth and jaw. And, it’s a relatively common phenomenon too - perhaps as much as half of the population bruxes (yes, that’s the verb for it!) occasionally, while a smaller proportion...
Common TMJ Symptoms And The Treatment Options
Temporomandibular disorder or TMJD can refer to any disorder that occurs in the joint that connects the upper and lower jaws. The joint is comprised of a complex system of discs, bones, muscles and ligaments, all of which need to be strong and healthy for...