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Chewing my face to pieces slowly
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Hiya
Has anyone had any serious consequences of chewing their cheeks, gums etc too much?
During last years bad pill habit, I pretty much chewed the whole inside of my mouth into a swollen mess.
Bit's on the inside of my lips are so swollen, you can see small changes in the shape of my face on the outside..
Anyways, since I didn't drop for about 10 months, I've been constantly biting them in my sleep, and I mean badly, waking up some times with dry blood on my lips (gross I know!) but every day they are swollen and mashed.
I think I need a special gum sheild off the dentist but I haven't been for ages - but other than that - what can I do? And are these lumps and swells permanent now because they've been mashed so much?
Just for info, they normally come out more if I've been drinking/smoking dope - but especially bad (if at all) when I'm stressed/angry
Cheers
Phil
Has anyone had any serious consequences of chewing their cheeks, gums etc too much?
During last years bad pill habit, I pretty much chewed the whole inside of my mouth into a swollen mess.
Bit's on the inside of my lips are so swollen, you can see small changes in the shape of my face on the outside..
Anyways, since I didn't drop for about 10 months, I've been constantly biting them in my sleep, and I mean badly, waking up some times with dry blood on my lips (gross I know!) but every day they are swollen and mashed.
I think I need a special gum sheild off the dentist but I haven't been for ages - but other than that - what can I do? And are these lumps and swells permanent now because they've been mashed so much?
Just for info, they normally come out more if I've been drinking/smoking dope - but especially bad (if at all) when I'm stressed/angry
Cheers
Phil
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he could probably help you with the sleeping related problems and suggest some treatments. I reall wouldnt like to suggest anything else tbh, best to let someone who can see and interpret the problem in a more informed context :yes;
hope it gets better man
In the short term if there are ulcers and the like you might find that a hydrogen peroxide based mouthwash helpful.
I would also go and have a visit with either your GP or dentist, personally I'd pick the GP first because they'll be easier to see.
sorry to hear its happened to ya. Im an occasional user (once a month-ish), but i dropped 5 in a club, when i got home in the morning, all my teeth were covered in blood, and there was a lump missing out of my bottom lip! Its well scarey and i carried on doing it for a week after id dropped without realising, I chipped three teeth whilst talking to a friend. It stopped suddenly, so im guessing coz u said that u've had a bad habit on them, maybe they're still affecting your brain (like what happened to me but on a much bigger scale). It'll probably just stop by itself mate.
Gum shield sounds like a fairly good solution. Don't think you need to go to dentist though? I remember picking one up for rugby from a sports store for about a fiver. You mould it yourself by putting it in hot water and then biting it.