- Apr 28, 2014
- 272
- Tinnitus Since
- 2008
- Cause of Tinnitus
- ME/CFS, Dysautonomia
@Mr. Cartman Something interesting happened last night. I didn't sleep well because I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep until after sun rise.
However, when I woke up I noticed that the muscles inside the under part of my jaw (likely the anterior digastric muscles) hurt really bad. And, it seemed to be hurting on both sides, not just the right side, though I think more on the right side. There was also a dry-ness in my nasal cavity and/or mouth, so I may have been sleeping with my mouth opened or some kind of altered breathing.
I'm a little bit more aware of my nasal cavity because I can put my tongue in there so I know what sensation is a dry nasal cavity because I can confirm it with my tongue. I tore my epiglotis many years ago so I can put my tongue down my throat, into my nasal cavity, or just clean out my tonsils of food particles because I can move it backwards.
I'm not totally sure what position I was in while sleeping because I didn't immediately think to check when I woke up and upon waking there is some disorientation in the first moment, so I might move without being aware what position I was in immediately before waking. However, I believe I was laying on my right side with my neck down toward my chest. This is a bad position.
I believe the digastric muscles are used to depress the mandible. Well, I think if you just lower you head downward then the mandible must be in a lowered position too, so they might have been engaged constantly. The muscles around the top my my eye sockets also hurt.
It is interesting because some of the TMJ places also say they are sleep/TMJ places and deal with opening the breathing passage, though I'm very cautious to consider those guys because they don't seem to know what they are doing or be right about things at least very often not.
I've occasionally thought I was sleeping with my head too far upward, above level too. The whole thing is I don't think I'm sleeping like this every night and I don't see how this could be going on for so many years.
I had thought in the past of getting a camcorder with night vision so I could record myself while I sleep. That is probably the only way I'd know what positions I'm sleeping in. It wouldn't be good enough to see the exact position of my jaw though or everything. I've considered sometimes that maybe a cylindrical sleeping pillow might offer better transition to sleeping on the back and side during sleep.
I know I was using two of my thin pillows and I was sort of on my back, but facing to one side. I must have gone to sleep with two pillows because I was laying on my side because when I sleep on my back I only use one of the very thing pillows. I know people normally sleep with pillows that are too thick, especially for sleeping on one's back. I might ditch the second pillow for a while. I've done that in the past though and it isn't like it fixed anything.
However, when I woke up I noticed that the muscles inside the under part of my jaw (likely the anterior digastric muscles) hurt really bad. And, it seemed to be hurting on both sides, not just the right side, though I think more on the right side. There was also a dry-ness in my nasal cavity and/or mouth, so I may have been sleeping with my mouth opened or some kind of altered breathing.
I'm a little bit more aware of my nasal cavity because I can put my tongue in there so I know what sensation is a dry nasal cavity because I can confirm it with my tongue. I tore my epiglotis many years ago so I can put my tongue down my throat, into my nasal cavity, or just clean out my tonsils of food particles because I can move it backwards.
I'm not totally sure what position I was in while sleeping because I didn't immediately think to check when I woke up and upon waking there is some disorientation in the first moment, so I might move without being aware what position I was in immediately before waking. However, I believe I was laying on my right side with my neck down toward my chest. This is a bad position.
I believe the digastric muscles are used to depress the mandible. Well, I think if you just lower you head downward then the mandible must be in a lowered position too, so they might have been engaged constantly. The muscles around the top my my eye sockets also hurt.
It is interesting because some of the TMJ places also say they are sleep/TMJ places and deal with opening the breathing passage, though I'm very cautious to consider those guys because they don't seem to know what they are doing or be right about things at least very often not.
I've occasionally thought I was sleeping with my head too far upward, above level too. The whole thing is I don't think I'm sleeping like this every night and I don't see how this could be going on for so many years.
I had thought in the past of getting a camcorder with night vision so I could record myself while I sleep. That is probably the only way I'd know what positions I'm sleeping in. It wouldn't be good enough to see the exact position of my jaw though or everything. I've considered sometimes that maybe a cylindrical sleeping pillow might offer better transition to sleeping on the back and side during sleep.
I know I was using two of my thin pillows and I was sort of on my back, but facing to one side. I must have gone to sleep with two pillows because I was laying on my side because when I sleep on my back I only use one of the very thing pillows. I know people normally sleep with pillows that are too thick, especially for sleeping on one's back. I might ditch the second pillow for a while. I've done that in the past though and it isn't like it fixed anything.