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For
quite
a
few
years
I’ve
been
suffering
from
completely
debilitating
headaches
that
initially
start
off
from
my
neck
and
move
over
my
head
and
face.
During
these
episodes
I
would
have
to
take
strong
painkillers
in
addition
to
continuously
ensuring
my
fingers
are
pressed
on
my
jaw
joints. The
headaches
never
subsided.
I
even
went
down
the
route
of
trying
nerve
blockers,
which
also
did
not
provide
any
relief.
It
was
during
a
routine
dental
appointment
,
that
Dr
Wayne
Holness
had
pointed
out
I
had
an
anterior
open
bite
and
so
forth
began
the
journey
of
suggesting
treatment. To
be
honest,
I
could
not
connect
how
my
neck
aches
would
be
associated
with
my
bite,
but
trusting
in
the
expertise
and
care
of
the
dentist
we
started
of
removing
my
wisdom
teeth
to
see
whether
that
would
provide
any
relief.
I
was
then
referred
to
an
Orthodontist
who
suggested
Jaw
Surgery
as
a
line
of
treatment;
which
made
me
quite
anxious
and
so
I
was
referred
to
an
incredibly
knowledgeable
dental
bite
analyst
called
Dr
Ian
Bucke
at
London
City
Dentists;
who
had
informed
me
of
my
bite,
my
jaw
joint
and
how
there
would
be
a
multi
disciplinary
team
of
Orthodontist
and
Oral
Surgeons
involved
to
ensure
any
treatment
that
takes
place
would
be
focussed
on
the
stable
jaw
position.
Dr
Ian
also
suggested
that
whilst
waiting
to
see
the
Oral
Surgeon
and
Ortho
within
their
Joint
Clinic,
I
should
have
a
Splint
made.
Finding
someone
who
connected
everything
together
for
sure
was
relieving
and
reassuring
so
I
went
ahead
and
had
the Splint
made
and
fitted
by
Dr
Holness.
Up
until
this
point
I
was
blindly
following
the
treatment
plan
that
the
trusted
specialists
had
suggested.
However
after
having
the
splint
fitted,
I
had
a
lightbulb
moment
in
which
I
had
realised
the
level
of
discomfort
that
I
was
in
due
to
my
bite
and
jaw
,
and
how
only
the
initial
step
within
the
treatment
had
made
such
a
radical
impact
on
my
level
of
comfort.
It
has
now
become
essential
to
ensuring  a
comfortable
sleep
(where
my
jaw
does
not
need
to
be
supported
with
my
fist
-
something
I
had
never
noticed
before
and
had
simply
understood
it
to
be
my
preferred
sleeping
position).
In
addition
to
sleep,
during
the
day
it
acts
as
a
support
mechanism
in
connecting
my
bottom
and
top
jaws,
which
up
until
now
always
felt
like
they
never
met
properly
,
with
the
anterior
open
bite
really
making
my
jaw
joints
tired.
After
the
splint
was
fitted
,
I
had
another
episode
of
my
neck
induced
headache,
which
was
so
severe,
impacting
on
my
jaw
muscles
and
facial
nerves
that
I
could
not
eat
or
drink.
I
remember
reaching
out
for
my
pain
killers
and
the
splint
simultaneously,
whilst
the
pain
killers
worked
on
relieving
the
pain,
the
splint
was
supporting
my
jaw
providing
immediate
relief
to
the
discomfort
around
my
jaw
and
ears
that
always
comes
with
these
headaches
whenever
I
get
them.
I
had
never
connected
all
this
together,
always
accepted
the
eating,
sleeping
and
overall
sensation
of
tiredness
in
my
jaws
(casually
subconsciously
massaging
them
during
the
day)
as
being
part
of
how
I
was.
However,
the
splint
has
made
me
realise
just
how
unnatural
those
sensations
were
and
in
fact
how
a
correct
bite
can
impact
drastically
on
your
entire
lifestyle.
I
would
absolutely
recommend
my
family
and
friends
to
get
this
treatment,
and
will
for
sure
be
responding
quicker
to
any
advice
given
by
the
dentists
regarding
my
own
childrenss
bites.
I
would
do
anything
to
ensure
they
don’t
suffer
from
years
of
neck
induced
headaches
that
could
be
addressed
by
addressing
the
correct
centric
relation.
I
am
only
on
the
first
stage
of
the
treatment
but
I
would
like
to
thank
Dr
Holness
who
through
his
attentiveness
to
my
random
stories
of
how
my
week
had
gone
had
noticed
repetition
of
the
same
type
of
headaches
and
through
his
thorough
understanding
was
able
to
identify
a
potential
cause and
begin
the
treatment
plan
whilst
guiding
me
towards
the
right
specialist.
What
you
have
done
is
give
me
an
opportunity
for
a
quality
of
life
without
being
plagued
by
debilitating
pain
that
could
be
addressed
and
treated.
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