Bruxism is the involuntary clenching and grinding of teeth at night. The only way to know whether you have bruxism is for someone else who is sleeping with you to notice the noise, and possibly wake up themselves due to the noise of grinding. It is impossible for you to notice yourself since you are asleep at the time.
Bruxism is often genetic and can exist since childhood.
How can bruxism cause ME/CFS? Kjetil Larsen has written about long term clenching of muscle causing the weakening of muscles over time.
https://mskneurology.com/chronic-muscle-clencher-woe-to-you/
When you hear about people developing health problems in adulthood due to high stress (whether positive or negative), it is conceivable that long term clenching of the whole body muscles causes various dysfunctions. According to Kjetil, it is the key link that links psychological stress to chronic disorders.
But if you have genetic bruxism, then you are clenching your muscles long term at nighttime even in the absence of psychological stress, potentially since childhood.
What are the consequences of continually clenching and grinding your jaw for one-third of your entire life? Potentially significant. Severe weakness of the neck muscles may result, causing disorders such as CCI and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome due to severe weakness of the scalene muscles in the neck.
Do you have bruxism? It might explain the cause of your ME/CFS, and I think it certainly explains mine. I am diagnosed with TOS and intracranial hypertension, and still have unresolved genetic bruxism. I plan to go to the dentist soon so I can stop grinding my teeth.
Bruxism is often genetic and can exist since childhood.
How can bruxism cause ME/CFS? Kjetil Larsen has written about long term clenching of muscle causing the weakening of muscles over time.
https://mskneurology.com/chronic-muscle-clencher-woe-to-you/
When you hear about people developing health problems in adulthood due to high stress (whether positive or negative), it is conceivable that long term clenching of the whole body muscles causes various dysfunctions. According to Kjetil, it is the key link that links psychological stress to chronic disorders.
But if you have genetic bruxism, then you are clenching your muscles long term at nighttime even in the absence of psychological stress, potentially since childhood.
What are the consequences of continually clenching and grinding your jaw for one-third of your entire life? Potentially significant. Severe weakness of the neck muscles may result, causing disorders such as CCI and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome due to severe weakness of the scalene muscles in the neck.
Do you have bruxism? It might explain the cause of your ME/CFS, and I think it certainly explains mine. I am diagnosed with TOS and intracranial hypertension, and still have unresolved genetic bruxism. I plan to go to the dentist soon so I can stop grinding my teeth.
