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Chronic tongue and lip biting while eating
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Sep 9 5:38am | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
Hello @chiefd67 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I can understand your wanting to find answers to this problem. I'm wondering if sores form in your mouth as a result of the inadvertent biting.
You shared that this has been going on for a year now. Did any illness or accident happen prior to this symptom? Is it always when you eat or does it also happen when you are talking?
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I do this too! Very painful and no warning. I have had tmj for years but this biting started a few months ago. It feels like my bottom jaw thrusts forward and upward to clamp my bottom lip against my top teeth. Repeat... And it is swollen and bruised. I havea dental appt next week and will ask about it. Sorry that you have this pain too, but i am glad i am not alone.
Yes, there are sores from biting the inside of my lower lip. No, I have had no recent injuries. The circumstances are just as I stated them in my initial post.
I have no prior illness or accident. I accidentally bite the inside of my lips even when I'm not chewing and when I'm not talking. It seems to be totally involuntary and random
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No injuries prior to this starting. I have had degenerative disc's in my neck for about 50 years. Pinched nerves come and go, some very severe. I take no meds for pain as they all are addictive or cause serious side effects.