kvtip
01-17-2009, 03:25 PM
What the title says pretty much, I know sleep deprivation in itself is a bad thing but combined with TMJ, it feels if I get less than 7-8 hours of sleep I'm just a wreck the rest of the day and can barely function at all, with much increased pain
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StillHope
01-17-2009, 05:19 PM
You are surely not alone!
luvtocamp
01-17-2009, 05:37 PM
I agree, and good sleep. I do take a valium 5 mg sometimes, but I feel a good nights sleep is one of the best things.:)
temera2
01-18-2009, 01:08 AM
yeah oh my gosh , that is so true, my brother gets angry because i always sleep really late and he blames that for aggravating my tmj ! WOW so you all feel it too!
Does anyone know why this is the case?
You know another thing for me is i get increased pain if my alarm is set to wake me really early! Its like i cant sleep relaxed because i am scared the alarm wont wake me up and i miss this massive exam its weird but oh my gosh me too , a good sleep helps so much more!!! XOXO
Does anyone know why this is the case?
You know another thing for me is i get increased pain if my alarm is set to wake me really early! Its like i cant sleep relaxed because i am scared the alarm wont wake me up and i miss this massive exam its weird but oh my gosh me too , a good sleep helps so much more!!! XOXO
kvtip
01-18-2009, 02:12 AM
yeah oh my gosh , that is so true, my brother gets angry because i always sleep really late and he blames that for aggravating my tmj ! WOW so you all feel it too!
Does anyone know why this is the case?
You know another thing for me is i get increased pain if my alarm is set to wake me really early! Its like i cant sleep relaxed because i am scared the alarm wont wake me up and i miss this massive exam its weird but oh my gosh me too , a good sleep helps so much more!!! XOXO
haha good lord that's just like me, I've had to take a few semesters off due to TMJ and it was such a god send being able to sleep and wake naturally, not to mean I sleep 10+ hrs, I generally only get exactly 8 hours and I'm good to go but I mean pain wise it was much better
but now I'm back at it in school I can tell a definite pain increase due to this
Does anyone know why this is the case?
You know another thing for me is i get increased pain if my alarm is set to wake me really early! Its like i cant sleep relaxed because i am scared the alarm wont wake me up and i miss this massive exam its weird but oh my gosh me too , a good sleep helps so much more!!! XOXO
haha good lord that's just like me, I've had to take a few semesters off due to TMJ and it was such a god send being able to sleep and wake naturally, not to mean I sleep 10+ hrs, I generally only get exactly 8 hours and I'm good to go but I mean pain wise it was much better
but now I'm back at it in school I can tell a definite pain increase due to this
CaydenJ
01-18-2009, 04:52 AM
Rather than pain I suffer chronic fatigue with insomnia so I'm a perpetual zombie most days. But I do feel increased muscle tension if I'm up late which is all the time. Sometimes I take a 3mg melatonin tab before sleep which works too.
jra83
01-18-2009, 10:47 AM
I'm amazed that anyone can even get 7-8 hours of sleep these days. On weekdays I only get about 6 hrs in average, and because I'm used to getting up early even on weekends I can never seem to be able to sleep in. I just tend to wake up about an hour later than on weekdays. But lately my TMJ is what has been making me sleep deprived. I woke up a couple of nights ago in pain, because I had heard a loud snapping noise coming from my ear, and when I opened my eyes my jaw was wide open and I was in quite a bit of pain. Ugh, I hope it gets better.