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Have you decreased Airway Clearance from 2 down to 1 a day?

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I decided to do airway clearance once a day because of severe jaw pain on left side.
Dentist recommended that I see a TMD professional.
I noticed my jaw always hurt after clearance so now I only do in morning.
The pain was terrible.
Now I can eat a sandwich, a slice of pizza.
My Pulmonologist didn't seem concerned about my decision.
He did recommend I take a puff of albuterol before exercise.
The pain was constant.
Ice packs, Tylenol, crying.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Apr 14 10:34am

@sheila7a Are you holding your nebulizer with your teeth? I learned the hard way that is a recipe for jaw pain. Can you try to relax your jaw and hold the neb cup with hour hand, just closing your lips around it?

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scoop | @scoop | Apr 14 11:41am

@sheila7a
Insult to injury, right! I developed jaw pain (TJM) after dental work, an inlay. It changed my bite just a smidge, my brain detected it, and I began to clench during sleep. At least, that's the theory. As Sue mentioned hold the nebulizer with your hand not your jaw. Applying Volatren on jaw before sleep helps a lot. Also, I acquired a mouth guard for sleep from dentist at great expense but figured it was worth it in the long run. Apparently, the ones from the drugstore can make it worse. Good luck.

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