Current Events > God, this toothache is driving me nuts, I can't sleep

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It's just pure pain, I want to go to the emergency room it hurts so much but not only do I not have the money they also won't do anything for it, I doubt they give out pain meds I'm straight up crying rihgtn ow. I can't believe it hurts so much after having a normal day.

Take some ibuprofen. It won't make the pain go away but it should help lessen it to a degree that you can sleep for a few hours. Source: me. I was in this position a couple years back.

Edit: Also sleeping with my face on the side it hurts towards the pillow.

Sensodyne Repair and Protect. It got me through Christmas while waiting to get a root canal.

I second the ibuprofen and some ice. I've been in the same boat before and those are my go too. Also been known to vigorously brush the sore spot and Listerine. Sometimes it's just some stuck food you didn't know about.

Clove oil, soak a cotton ball and bite onto it

It's gonna be a long night, the stories are closed, the ones that are within walking distance anyway and I have nothing in the house I can use to relieve this. I'm in hell, legit sweaty tearful hell. My head hurts, I can feel it coming in waves and I'm so scared of opening my mouth right now that I'm breathing hard through my nose. God dammit, I have work in the morning where I have to beg for the day off in the coming weeks to finally see a dentist to fix this

toothaches you gotta get fixed immediately. don't go to work tomorrow.

Im really sorry to hear that, that sucks bad =(

Try chloraseptic sore throat spray and spray it on that area it will numb it a bit

colliding posted...

toothaches you gotta get fixed immediately. don't go to work tomorrow.

No choice ): Dentists aren't free

Whiskey will numb it quick!

Big_Nabendu posted...

Whiskey will numb it quick!

Can't drink, medical issues
Can't drink, work tomorrow
ow, ow, it feels like needles stabbing my gums I'm just gonna sit here and see which takes me down first, the pain or the doziness if I'm lucky the pain will knock me unconsciousness or the drowsiness will be so strong even the pain can't stop it, either way I'm not going to sleep under my own power tonight

tremain07 posted...

No choice ): Dentists aren't free

most dentists will give you a payment plan. it's going to be expensive, but if you've got a root canal issue you could literally go insane from the pain/lack of sleep. If the root decays enough to get infected it could spread so that you lose more teeth or the infection could spread to another part of your body. Teeth issues have also been linked to Alzheimer's/Dementia.

Yank it out with some pliers and flood the socket with peroxide.

Other than the drugs mentioned, it also helps if you lie down and "feel" the pain. Trace the pulse of pain felt from your toth spreading into your body, feel it dispersing. Next time you know you already fall asleep and wake up painless (until you accidentally trigger the pain again)

Do yourself at least a minimal favor and drive to a 24 hour gas station and find yourself some ibuprofen. And you're going to be in hell tomorrow if you actually have to work with the toothache.

tremain07 posted...

Can't drink, medical issues
Can't drink, work tomorrow
ow, ow, it feels like needles stabbing my gums I'm just gonna sit here and see which takes me down first, the pain or the doziness if I'm lucky the pain will knock me unconsciousness or the drowsiness will be so strong even the pain can't stop it, either way I'm not going to sleep under my own power tonight

Don't swallow it then. Just leave it in your mouth. Within 20 seconds the alcohol will numb your mouth

Surely you have some ice you that you make an ice pack with. I've used both ice and heat. Hearing pads put me right down. Thank God I have one of those that automatically shut off after a couple hours.

colliding posted...

most dentists will give you a payment plan. it's going to be expensive, but if you've got a root canal issue you could literally go insane from the pain/lack of sleep. If the root decays enough to get infected it could spread so that you lose more teeth or the infection could spread to another part of your body. Teeth issues have also been linked to Alzheimer's/Dementia.

colliding posted...

most dentists will give you a payment plan. it's going to be expensive, but if you've got a root canal issue you could literally go insane from the pain/lack of sleep. If the root decays enough to get infected it could spread so that you lose more teeth or the infection could spread to another part of your body. Teeth issues have also been linked to Alzheimer's/Dementia.

They offered one, still don't have enough money to even do a down payment

Priere posted...

Yank it out with some pliers and flood the socket with peroxide.

No pliers here or peroxide

Ricemills posted...

Other than the drugs mentioned, it also helps if you lie down and "feel" the pain. Trace the pulse of pain felt from your toth spreading into your body, feel it dispersing. Next time you know you already fall asleep and wake up painless (until you accidentally trigger the pain again)

Tried, jolted right back up when I felt pain so severe I let out a small scream. Like right now I'm doing my best not to cry out by gripping my sheets and focusing on talking to you guys

GeminiDeus posted...

Do yourself at least a minimal favor and drive to a 24 hour gas station and find yourself some ibuprofen. And you're going to be in hell tomorrow if you actually have to work with the toothache.

That's the worst part, I don't have a car

Big_Nabendu posted...

Don't swallow it then. Just leave it in your mouth. Within 20 seconds the alcohol will numb your mouth

Don't have any whiskey either

Well good luck to you tonight and tomorrow and however long until you can get worked on. Get a bottle of ibuprofen tomorrow. Even if it weren't for the toothache, it's good to have on hand for other pains.

bnui_ransder posted...

Clove oil, soak a cotton ball and bite onto it

This, or alternatively if you don't trust folk remedies, they sell tooth numbing medication at the drugstore.

November 3rd assuming boss actually grants my request. I found some BC powder not sure it will help tho

Jesus you don't seem to have anything. Do you live in a tent in the woods or something?

Priere posted...

Jesus you don't seem to have anything. Do you live in a tent in the woods or something?

Worse, I live very very poorly took the BC powder and now tomorrow I have to at least inform them that I have to make an emergency dental appointment this week oh and my face is stuck in disgust mode this is my first time taking BC powder for anything it's really nasty

My condolences , I wouldn't wish a toothache on my worst enemy.

I second the tooth numbing medication. Helped me get to my appointment.

tremain07 posted...

November 3rd assuming boss actually grants my request. I found some BC powder not sure it will help tho

That's your appointment? Go regardless of your "request" being accepted, you're already experiencing excruciating pain here.

Im not sure if this is helpful to you or not, but there are some dental schools that will perform work for little/no cost but you have to show up early in the morning and wait in line I think.

Again sorry youre suffering, wish I could make it better for u

I had a tooth ache like that a little over a month ago. I went to the dentist and was prescribed antibiotics and 800 mg ibuprofen. (The latter is a waste of money. Just take 4 of the 200 mg ibuprofen instead. It's much cheaper that way.) Then I got a root canal done a few weeks ago. Then today I had a temporary crown put on. And I'm getting a permanent crown in three weeks from now.

A tooth ache can be a debilitating, demoralizing ache. I would absolutely recommend going to the dentist. They can likely do more for you than the ER can -- unless there's an emergency dentist near you. Then you might go to them.

KitKats posted...

Im not sure if this is helpful to you or not, but there are some dental schools that will perform work for little/no cost but you have to show up early in the morning and wait in line I think.

Again sorry youre suffering, wish I could make it better for u

This is good advice. Since they're students, they're going to be extra careful not to cause undo pain as well. They're being graded on it.

Its good you got something at least to help. Idk what your IRL situation is with money or resources, but I hope you get the help you need soon.

It's subsided so I'm going to sleep and tomorrow once the emergancy appointment is confirmed I'll tell my boss I won't be in, approved time off or not I have to deal with this what an awful memory this is gonna be

tremain07 posted...

Tried, jolted right back up when I felt pain so severe I let out a small scream. Like right now I'm doing my best not to cry out by gripping my sheets and focusing on talking to you guys

Don't fight the pain, accept it. Let it flow within you. Resign yourself to the pain.

Good night!

Priere posted...

Yank it out with some pliers and flood the socket with peroxide.

You don't want to yank it. Trust me on that one. I had a ton of pain in my upper back tooth, turns out it was my lower back tooth that was the problem child. Teeth are like that with the weird wiring.

Ivany2008 posted...

You don't want to yank it. Trust me on that one. I had a ton of pain in my upper back tooth, turns out it was my lower back tooth that was the problem child. Teeth are like that with the weird wiring.

As somebody with just a few rotten stumps left in my mouth, I can confirm. Like it feels there is pain in my lower jaw, but it's actually a piece of food stuck in an upper tooth causing the problem. At least left/right side of your face seems to be accurate.

TC, I'm not sure if it's state-based or federal, but after the surgery, you can ask for charity forms. It's like 40 pages of paperwork, but everything about your case is very qualifying for full coverage in this way.

Get the fucking operation, though. This can permanently damage you, even kill you. This pain is your body telling you that you can't delay further.

Thank you
GeminiDeus posted...

Take some ibuprofen. It won't make the pain go away but it should help lessen it to a degree that you can sleep for a few hours. Source: me. I was in this position a couple years back.

Edit: Also sleeping with my face on the side it hurts towards the pillow.

Door dash'd some today as soon as I got off work from a walgreens I wasn't near took two and now I'm feeling good. I'm gonna have a good rest, thank you and the rest of the topic for baring with me last night. With this I can safely wait for the actual appointment. I won't take it in an attempt to curb off the aches before they start, only when I actually feel them, I feel that if I develop a habit of taking them to avoid the pain before it even starts that I might end up overly reliant on them.

tremain07 posted...

It's gonna be a long night, the stories are closed, the ones that are within walking distance anyway and I have nothing in the house I can use to relieve this. I'm in hell, legit sweaty tearful hell. My head hurts, I can feel it coming in waves and I'm so scared of opening my mouth right now that I'm breathing hard through my nose. God dammit, I have work in the morning where I have to beg for the day off in the coming weeks to finally see a dentist to fix this

That sounds like an abscess. You need to get it taken care of sooner then later.

tremain07 posted...

Thank you

Door dash'd some today as soon as I got off work from a walgreens I wasn't near took two and now I'm feeling good. I'm gonna have a good rest, thank you and the rest of the topic for baring with me last night. With this I can safely wait for the actual appointment. I won't take it in an attempt to curb off the aches before they start, only when I actually feel them, I feel that if I develop a habit of taking them to avoid the pain before it even starts that I might end up overly reliant on them.

That's good to hear and I'm glad that your pain has subsided a little bit. Try to learn when your pain starts coming back so you can take more ibuprofen 15 minutes before it starts, and don't be afraid to raise the dosage so long as you're in a safe range. I would take 400mg about every 4 or 6 hours, but it would be okay to do like 600 - 800 every once in a while. Taking too much too often will damage your kidneys.

I found mefenamic acid works better than ibuprofen for pain relief.