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Does invisalign make this better or worse for people that already had this problem before hand? It seems like it would help things because you are more aware and there is less clearance between your teeth, but maybe not, maybe it makes it worse.

I'm really curious because I think I'm doing it at night when I'm sleeping. Is there any way to tell? I've always had a ringing in my ears, since my early childhood years, and I've pretty much ignored it most of my life, although I noticed when I woke up this morning that the ringing is louder then normal (and no, I didn't go to any nightclubs or rock concerts last night LOL).

Would the grinding or clinching of teeth also cause my sleep to be less peaceful? I am still having the WORST time in the mornings when I first wake up, very groggy. I never had that problem before invisalign, I always slept like a baby, never needed and alarm clock, and just gently woke up in the mornings. It's not like my sleep is interrupted, I go to bed and sleep for a good 6 hours, but when I wake up (naturally, without an alarm clock) I am soooooooo groggy now and I just want to go back to sleep, which then makes the problem worse because when I do wake back up I feel even worse.

The overall invisalign treatment is going good for me, I had a LOT of pain and fatigue for the first 9 days and then it completely went away on day 10 which was very nice. Since then, even changing tray's hasn't been bad, I change them at night so I can break them in easier. I am moving to tray #3 of 29 on Monday night! YAY!

I never had a problem with grinding before or after Invisalign, and it hasn't affected my sleeping either. Maybe as the weeks go by the sleep issues will go away for you.

Last time I had my teeth cleaned my dentist suspected that I grind my teeth because I have "ridges" on the inside of my mouth. Basically, there is a horizontal line of skin that is slightly raised above the rest of the skin along the insides of my cheeks where my teeth meet . He said this is a sign that someone grinds their teeth. Perhaps you have that as well? I, however, just have a habit of chewing on the insides of my cheeks. Gross, I know. I do have problems with clenching my teeth, especially at night, but this seems to have gotten better since starting Invisalign. I notice that my teeth hurt when I bite them together while wearing the aligners. So now I sleep with my mouth partway open to prevent my teeth from touching. This has cause a whole knew drooling problem that I'm not too fond of. Anyway, perhaps grinding would be decreased as well due to increased sensitivity when wearing the aligners.