{"id":22,"date":"2017-02-02T18:52:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T18:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glastonburysmiles.com\/blog\/?p=22"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:39:42","slug":"morning-migraine-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glastonburysmiles.com\/blog\/morning-migraine-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"MORNING MIGRAINE RELIEF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glastonburysmiles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/migraine-blog-post-300x200.png\" alt=\"migraine relief\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Ever wonder why when we\u2019re stressed we get headaches?\u00a0 Did you ever think your teeth play a role?\u00a0 Neither did I.\u00a0 However, chronic clenching of your teeth can be a major factor in the cause of headaches, even migraines.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 When we\u2019re stressed, we often find some muscle to tense. \u00a0 Most of the time, we take it out on our teeth.\u00a0 This is different from grinding your teeth.\u00a0 Putting your teeth in a position where they mesh well and clenching puts a tremendous amount of pressure on your teeth.\u00a0 To do so, some serious muscle flexing is at work.<!--more--><br \/>\nOne of the major players is the temporalis muscle.\u00a0 This is a large muscle on the side of your head that is responsible for closing the jaw.\u00a0 If you put your hands on the side of your head just above the temples and back a little and clench your teeth, you can feel this muscle tighten.\u00a0 When it\u2019s chronically flexed, it gets tired, sore and <em>wham, <\/em>headache time.\u00a0 People who wake with migraine headaches in the morning often have had a serious clenching session while they slept.\u00a0 Let\u2019s not forget daytime clenching either.\u00a0 Driving in traffic, dealing with difficult people, heavy concentration, or any of life\u2019s stressors can cause one to clench during the day.<br \/>\nSo how do you fix the problem?\u00a0 Recognizing that you are clenching is half the battle.\u00a0 I suggest that periodically throughout the day ask yourself \u201care my teeth even touching?\u201d\u00a0 If they are, you might hum softly to yourself or practice a mantra, \u201clips together teeth apart, lips together, teeth apart\u2026\u201d\u00a0 But what about nighttime?\u00a0 For this, a proper mouth guard fabricated by a dentist that doesn\u2019t allow your back teeth to touch is the way to go.\u00a0 It\u2019s not the same as a guard just to prevent grinding.\u00a0 The back teeth cannot touch at all.\u00a0 If you can only clench on the front teeth, that temporalis muscle can\u2019t fire nearly as well and the muscles get a chance to relax and relief is on the way.\u00a0 This non-pharmacological, non-surgical, non-invasive treatment can be a real pain saver.\u00a0 For additional information, check out this website:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.migraineprevention.com\/\">www.headacheprevention.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder why when we\u2019re stressed we get headaches?\u00a0 Did you ever think your teeth play a role?\u00a0 Neither did I.\u00a0 However, chronic clenching of your teeth can be a major factor in the cause of headaches, even migraines.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 When we\u2019re stressed, we often find some muscle to tense. \u00a0 Most of the time, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Migraine Relief | Mornings | Carroll Family Dentistry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glastonburysmiles.com\/blog\/morning-migraine-relief\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Migraine Relief | Mornings | Carroll Family Dentistry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ever wonder why when we\u2019re stressed we get headaches?\u00a0 Did you ever think your teeth play a role?\u00a0 Neither did I.\u00a0 However, chronic clenching of your teeth can be a major factor in the cause of headaches, even migraines.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 When we\u2019re stressed, we often find some muscle to tense. \u00a0 Most of the time, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.glastonburysmiles.com\/blog\/morning-migraine-relief\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Heim &amp; 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