If anyone else has experience of this, or suspect it may be a cause or factor in poor sleep could you share your stories.
I might aswell start in order. Around two appointments ago (last year) at dentist she asked me if I grind my teeth, I replied sternly 'NO', however I have been having increasing problems with neck, jaw, ear pain and almost sinusy type headache (bothersome but not painful enough to take analgesia). Also my sleep has never really got to a point I'm happy with. I have been attending an osteopath fortnightly with the neck, shoulder pains (initially thought it was from falling off my bike, months ago) she has told me it is stress related and given me specific exercises to help with the jaw, my movements are now limited on the (R) side, embarrasingly so - difficulty chewing & opening my mouth to put food in!! Anyway decided to 'Google' this week and I am now certain I have been grinding my teeth as the symptoms all fit, got dentist appointment Tues am to get fitted for a mouth guard (privately, ?10 dearer than on NHS and ASAP appointment, for NHS they have to get written approval).
Anway, sorry it's long winded but according to sleep websites aswell as dental ones, a large proportion of those who teeth grind at night do not know they are doing it until they suffer symptoms, mainly stress and sleep disorder related. x