Haha, I totally hear you on the cold water thing—lesson learned the hard way over here too. First time I blasted my gums with ice-cold tap water it felt like brain freeze, but in my mouth. Who knew gums could get that shocked?
"Honestly though, I'm still cautious about cranking up the pressure too high... better safe than sorry when it comes to gums!"
True, true. I've been using mine for ages now and I'm still a total chicken about turning up the dial past medium. One accidental slip-up onto high setting and suddenly my bathroom mirror looks like a crime scene...
Another thing that helped me was angling the nozzle differently. I found if you point it straight at your gums it's basically torture mode. But if you angle it gently along the gumline instead—kinda parallel—it cleans just as well without feeling like you're pressure-washing your mouth. Took me a while to figure that one out, but now it's smooth sailing.
Totally agree about the angle trick—I figured that out after a few painful tries myself.
"One accidental slip-up onto high setting and suddenly my bathroom mirror looks like a crime scene..."
Haha, been there. Do you find using warm water makes any difference comfort-wise?
Warm water definitely helps me, especially if my gums are already sensitive. Have you tried adjusting the pressure gradually instead of jumping right in? Seems to ease things a bit...
Warm water is nice, but honestly I found lukewarm or even slightly cool water feels better when my gums are acting up. Weird, right? Maybe it's just me being backwards again...
"Warm water is nice, but honestly I found lukewarm or even slightly cool water feels better when my gums are acting up."
Actually, not weird at all—I've noticed something similar. Warm water tends to make things feel more inflamed for me sometimes. Cool water seems to soothe irritation better, especially if there's swelling involved...maybe it's a circulation thing?
