Apr
13
Muscles Swollen Under My Chin, With Dry Mouth?
Filed Under (Skin Conditions) by admin on 13-04-2010
Tagged Under : Glands, Muscles, Nocturnal Bruxism, Sleep, Tmj
DebNHouston asked:
I’ve been clenching my teeth in my sleep, and because I am a 30-yr old smoker, I’m a little worried that it could be oral cancer… It’s not the glands that are swollen. It’s the muscles, and it feels like my tongue and base of my mouth are swollen, too. I’ve looked around, and done a self-exam at home, but I can’t find anything that would indicate oral cancer.
I’ve been clenching my teeth in my sleep, and because I am a 30-yr old smoker, I’m a little worried that it could be oral cancer… It’s not the glands that are swollen. It’s the muscles, and it feels like my tongue and base of my mouth are swollen, too. I’ve looked around, and done a self-exam at home, but I can’t find anything that would indicate oral cancer.
Does anyone have this or know what it is? I know that I have TMJ, and that I’ve been suffering from nocturnal bruxism. It’s a little disturbing when your mouth feels so dry and swollen (not visibly swollen, by the way) that you feel tongue-tied.

