ok waaaaay out there question!

[Brandi]

Do you every accidentally bite your tongue or the inside of your cheek more often then you should? Explanation will follow if anyone responds.

[Duck on Wheels]

There's actually an explanation for this? I thought it was just that after the first bite there was a bit of swelling so that further bites were that much more likely. But maybe that's not it at all.

[KnottedYet]

My jaw joint goes awry occaisionally and I bite my cheeks.

Have a nice little bite splint that I wear at night to protect my jaw joint.

[Meg McKilty]

I bite the inside of my cheeks when I sleep at night, but I also sleep on the side of my face/stomach a LOT.

[Mr. Bloom]

Yep...and I really don't like it. It's not just in eating too!

[LBTC]

Well, yes. The insides of my cheeks have the visible imprints of all that biting over the years. Not only that, I didn't realize that my tongue has teeth marks on the sides too. My acupuncturist (Pika) pointed out that the teeth marks indicate a swollen tongue, which, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine is a sign of low spleen energy.

I have no idea what the biting the insides of my cheeks means, though.

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[mimitabby]

quick, what should we do about low spleen energy??

[LBTC]

quick, what should we do about low spleen energy??

Avoid "cold" and sweet foods. And get acupuncture.

Is your spleen okay, Mimi?

H&B
~T~

[Tri Girl]

Dang it- all the stinkin' time. When I chew gum it's worse. I always bite my cheeks when I chew gum (and when I eat, and heck- even for no apparent reason).
I always thought I was a freak-a-zoid on this issue. It's like I don't know how to chew...

[teigyr]

Well, yes. The insides of my cheeks have the visible imprints of all that biting over the years. Not only that, I didn't realize that my tongue has teeth marks on the sides too. My acupuncturist (Pika) pointed out that the teeth marks indicate a swollen tongue, which, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine is a sign of low spleen energy.

I have no idea what the biting the insides of my cheeks means, though.

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

Who found the teeth marks on your tongue

What does the spleen do and how is that in relation to ones tongue?

I actually did have problems with biting my cheek and my tongue but that was all to do with facial abnormality (if anyone dares snicker, I will look defiant!). I had jaw reconstructive surgery last year and no more bite marks.

[silver]

I actually did have problems with biting my cheek and my tongue but that was all to do with facial abnormality (if anyone dares snicker, I will look defiant!). I had jaw reconstructive surgery last year and no more bite marks.

You mean it had nothing to do with that dagger in your mouth?

[Starfish]

I have some scar tissue from biting my the insides of my cheeks, but unfortunately, it isn't accidental, exactly. It is a stress-related thing I do unconsciously.

[7rider]

Do you every accidentally bite your tongue or the inside of your cheek more often then you should? Explanation will follow if anyone responds.

Does it mean you invented a new meaning to the term "sucking face"??


I also bite my cheeks when chewing gum. Dang! I missed it again!

[kiwi girl]

I have some scar tissue from biting my the insides of my cheeks, but unfortunately, it isn't accidental, exactly. It is a stress-related thing I do unconsciously.

me too

there have been times when I was younger when it almost became a semi-conscious self-harm thing (in a very minor way) but I haven't had that problem for years

[bmccasland]

Considering I have bite marks on the insides of my cheeks, I have low spleen energy too...

So Brandi, what does this all mean??? How long are you going to tease us????