Facial muscles?


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Posted by Mr. W on November 17, 2000 at 19:02:12:

I have remained "nameless" for personal reasons, I apologize. I am experiencing something right now, and I am wondering if it has happened to any of you. About 6 months ago, I started feeling this strange feeling in my face, from my TMJ down to my embouchure(sp). It has gotten worse over time, and now when I practice I get tired very quickly, and my facial muscles in this area are very tense. At this point my control is very hard to obtain. I try to focus and just concentrate on the sound and the music, but eventually it gets the best of me. I went to an oral surgeon and he said he thinks the main factor is stress. He said I might be grinding my teeth while I sleep and it causes the musciles to be tired. He now wants to make a mouthpiece to set my jaw when I sleep. Have any of you had any experience like this? If so, please let me know what you did to stop this. I make money playing, and this has got to go.

Thanks


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