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Tongue bite during sleep
I have facing this problem from last 6 months. As soon as I slept I got woke up due to pain in my tongue. I think I might be biting my tongue somehow.
Sometimes it stops happening but again it started. And in sometimes I woke up in middle and found my tongue between my teeth.
Few years back dentist told me that I might be grinding my teeth during sleep.
Due to covid I am not able to go to any dentist for the checkup. So please provide any solution or prescription for the given condition. Because the problem becomes unbearable for me. I am not able to take a proper sleep, and during eating my food is also hurt because of my tongue.
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For this you have to go for habit breaking appliances.
Take appointment from dental clinic and get it fabricated.’
Apply mucopain ointment
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Hi pls apply anabel gel on the effected area very frequently use betadine mouth gargle. Take a tablet xerodol sp for pain three times a day after meal. Reduce stress by having a run outside ur house for at least 45 minutes everyday. Do not smoke or drink. Pls consult a psychologist as u must be undergoing some stress that’s indirectly related to ur habit. Also consult a neurologist to rule out epilepsy. Tongue bite can be accidental sometimes.
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Time being, apply lox 2% gel before food and when ever u have pain, for relief of pain in tongue and ulcer on cheeks.
Next Steps
Take tab Albendazole 400 mg (for de worming) to stop grinding of teeth. - single dose, and avoid sugar for 2 weeks.
Get your sharp teeth rounded by a dentist.
Ask the person staying with u to observe for teeth clenching and grinding.
If it is there, get a soft splint for ur lower arch, wear the appliance for 6 months.
You should be out of ur prob.
Avoid chewing hard food stuff and bone.
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Dr. Kalyani A. Sonawane
Dentist
10 yrs exp
Jalgaon
Do you have any medical history of seizures ?
Do you have sleep apnea?
Do you snore during sleep?
If yes , then we have solution for it.
Next Steps
visit dentist for further clinical examination & mouth guard fabrication to wear during night time to avoid tongue bite.
Health Tips
Don't worry about it. practise yoga / meditation/ reading before sleep as a remedy to get a better quality of sleep.
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