KileyAnn Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 My husband has an appointment at 9:00 AM to see Dr. Stack. I will keep you all posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KileyAnn Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Dr. Stack did the "stick test" with my husband and the tics dimished by 50%. He sent us home with tongue blades and since my husband's had them in his tics have been dimished by 80%. When he takes them out the tics all come back within a couple minutes. So, we are going to stay in Virginia this week and get the actual mouth splint made and put in. Dr. Stack believes it will work and believe it or not, my husband and I are convinced it will as well. I'll keep you guys posted!! wish us luck There was a little boy also at Dr. Stack's office while we were there who also got the mouth splint. His mother told me that his tics have actually gotten worse with it in so they were there to get the splint adjusted. This all makes me think that there just has to be some sort of association between the jaw and tics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamb Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I'm new here - what kind of tic does your husband have? When did they first appear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KileyAnn Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 His tics first appeared when he was 6. Currently he has sniffing, blowing air out of nose, head nodding, and facial grimicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trggirl Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Wow, that's interesting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelTampa Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Wonderful, yes, this has apparently worked for some! The trigeminal nerve can be pinched by jaw movements in some cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KileyAnn Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Tics are 80% gone within 6 hours The boy that was there Monday morning came in Tuesday morning and his tics had already improved 40% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now