ok waaaaay out there question!

[Dianyla]

I'll go through weird spells where I have a lot of cheeky accidents. It's like I suddenly get clumsy about chewing, especially when eating fast, and my jaw will sort of start to wobble. Sometimes I can even tell a split-second before it happens, and then suddenly "CHOMP!!!!!"

Of course, then the bitten cheek gets swollen and rebitten a few times for the next few days. Then, just as randomly, I might go months without an accident.

[luv'nAustin]

It's a family thing in my house! Not only do I bite the inside of my mouth, but my three children do it as well...sometimes drawing blood. When everyone lived at home it would be unusual if we could get through a meal without one of us suddenly flinching and following it up with a yelp. My husband never bites the inside of his mouth. Lucky him. He is obviously not related to me.

[chort]

I'm a cheek biter, but not a tongue biter. I thought this was fairly normal. I just do it without even thinking about it.. For something to do, I guess!

[Deanna]

I'm a cheek biter-not hard biting, more like nervous habit biting. My dentist has implied that this is related to the jaw grinding I do in my sleep. I try to chew a lot of gum to avoid chomping on my cheek and to hopefully tire out my jaw muscles so I don't grind so much in my sleep.

[chort]

I'm a cheek biter-not hard biting, more like nervous habit biting. My dentist has implied that this is related to the jaw grinding I do in my sleep. I try to chew a lot of gum to avoid chomping on my cheek and to hopefully tire out my jaw muscles so I don't grind so much in my sleep.

Hmmmmm maybe that's it. I grind my teeth big time in my sleep. I had to get a guard made just for that and it also caused me to have TMJ. I don't chew a lot of gum because that also causes TMJ for me.. Just didn't realize that I might chew my gums from grinding my teeth!

[Brandi]

Ok so i am not a freak! That is a good thing. My husband thought it was strange that I do it so much.