Teeth Grinding but also Dry Mouth
Hi friends,
I’m recently diagnosed and this subreddit has been a lifesaver! I’ve had debilitating dysautonomia/POTS for several years, but the dryness only started recently, about the time I was diagnosed via lip biopsy.
My rheum is actually great and is trying to get me on IVIG as he believes the Dysautonomia/POTS is neurosjogren’s (sure makes sense). However, I guess I’ve just been super stressed out by this whole process. I’ve been feeling pretty crappy and pegging my hopes on insurance being amenable is not an anti-anxiety remedy, lol.
Anyway, this has caused me to start grinding my teeth (something I did previously but haven’t struggled with in a while). I already have insomnia from the Dysautonomia, and now the dry mouth, particularly in the evenings and mornings. I can’t IMAGINE wearing a mouth guard on top of all that. But my jaw has been hurting for days now.
Does anyone have any tips? Any knowledge of night guards that are unobtrusive and don’t hold the mouth open?
Thanks in advance!