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Getting my bite back on track: anyone else with a weird jaw journey?
Reading in bed with my head propped up on three pillows... yeah, that was my nightly routine for years, and it totally wrecked my neck and jaw. I used to think if I just wore the night guard, everything would magically stop hurting, but nope - like you said, it just shifted the problem. My physical therapist had me doing these weird chin tucks at first, which felt silly, but after a while I noticed my jaw didn’t ache as much. Sinus pressure is a whole other level - especially during allergy season, my entire face feels like it’s throbbing. It’s wild how all these little habits add up over time. Some days I just slap on a heat pack and try to forget about it.
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