Sleeping position. What's the lesser of two evils?
Having a really bad flare-up that won't go away. Sometimes I feel okay in the morning, but my main issue is getting comfortable at night.
I used to flip around a lot but side sleeping ends up with the side I've laid down on hurting. I keep my shoulders off my pillow, try to keep my spine straight, keep a pillow between my legs, etc, but it still really aggravates my joint and cheek.
My real issue comes in with the fact that sleeping on my back gives me less pain in the process of winding down for the night, but then I wake up, and my mouth is wide open and I seem to be mouth breathing/snoring the whole time. I've read this can lead to more unconscious bruxism to try and overcompensate.
My pain always comes back in the evening/night no matter what I do, but maybe there's something else I can do. So my question is, which one is more forgiving? Sure, neither of them are great, but I really can't figure it out.
I'm just trying to cope while I wait for my next dentist appointment, because then I'll have no cavity left and I can actually get fitted for a proper night guard to start working on real long term solutions.