do you ever yawn and get a "mouth" cramp?

[JohnCU]

:thumbsdown: maybe it's a jaw cramp, all i know is i have to sit here for 30 secs holding my mouth open as far as i can before it goes away.

 

[Juno]

yawn too much?

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: Juno
yawn too much?

i do yawn a lot.

 

[skace]

No, but I yawn and get leg cramps sometimes.

 

[SunnyD]

You talking like centered right in the middle under your chin? They hurt like a mofo...

 

[George P Burdell]

It has happened before.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
You talking like centered right in the middle under your chin? They hurt like a mofo...

yea! that's it! damn thing hurts.

 

[Lamont Burns]

Yes, I get that somewhat often.

In the back of my head I think it's the karma of my childhood orthodontist telling me I needed to wear that massive bionater(retainer) that made it almost impossible to talk. The ridicule of the kids in junior high convinced me to never wear it... the doc told me it would cause problems later in life if I didn't! Shit! "We're fucked, Walter!"

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: SunnyD
You talking like centered right in the middle under your chin? They hurt like a mofo...

yea! that's it! damn thing hurts.

Close your mouth and push up just behind your chin with your thumb.

 

[BrokenVisage]

I get it when I open my mouth too wide while yawning. Hurts and is awkward at first but they always go away in a few seconds.

 

[rasczak]

eat too much meat?

 

[crab]

Paxil made alot of wierd crap like that happen to my jaw...Usually it would just shake uncontrollably.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: crab
Paxil made alot of wierd crap like that happen to my jaw...Usually it would just shake uncontrollably.

paxil did increase my yawning quite a bit, maybe that's it.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: SunnyD
You talking like centered right in the middle under your chin? They hurt like a mofo...

yea! that's it! damn thing hurts.

Close your mouth and push up just behind your chin with your thumb.

Just makes it hurt more.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: SunnyD
You talking like centered right in the middle under your chin? They hurt like a mofo...

yea! that's it! damn thing hurts.

OMFG I hate when that happens. It hurts all the way up to the tip of your tongue sometimes.

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: crab
Paxil made alot of wierd crap like that happen to my jaw...Usually it would just shake uncontrollably.

paxil did increase my yawning quite a bit, maybe that's it.

Well, maybe they're related. A friend of mine switched to a different med because of the jaw clenching and shaking. Its nowhere near as bad as it was the first month, but I do still notice it every once in awhile.

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
You talking like centered right in the middle under your chin? They hurt like a mofo...

Yea I get that too, it hurts! What the hell is that?

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
:thumbsdown: maybe it's a jaw cramp, all i know is i have to sit here for 30 secs holding my mouth open as far as i can before it goes away.

I have gotten similar pain for many years, much less lately I think. For me it's usually precipitated by eating something. It's certain foods and that first bite and the pain can be pretty intense but it subsides very quickly (i.e. 5 seconds or less).

I had a girlfriend who felt strongly it was some form of TMJ (look it up). Sounds like that might be what you get/have.

 

[Phokus]

So many jokes, so little time