somniloquence

Ack to everything! I know how you feel with the gag/claustrophobia thing, because my TMJ splint does the same thing at times. It also makes my tongue ache because it can't rest naturally. And I just found out yesterday that my whole TMJ problem (caused by my orthodontics) is likely not going to go away, ever, even wearing this splint all day and night except when I'm eating, and additional orthodontics to raise my bite higher may be the only way to deal with it. Except I have no idea where I'd get the money to pay for it, so I'm kind of resigned to living with another chronic pain problem. Just... ugh.