Author:
Lewis Jackson
Date Of Creation:
10 May 2021
Update Date:
1 July 2024
Content
The oropharyngeal spasm reflex or the throat reflex can turn dental care into a nightmare because it can make you feel nauseous, want to spit when you brush your teeth or during a doctor's oral examination. . Netizens have been sharing a lot of ways to help improve this situation, some of which are very effective. You can take immediate measures like soft anesthesia or stimulating taste buds. In the long run, you can use a toothbrush to reduce your sensitivity to the throat spasm reflex or practice. distraction techniques to quickly forget the unpleasant feeling.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Immediate measures
Soft anesthesia. When an object touches soft parts of the throat, it can provoke the spasmodic reflex. You can use over-the-counter anesthetic sprays such as chloraseptic to reduce the sensitivity of the soft tissue area. Alternatively, you can also use a cotton swab to apply a thin layer of topical pain reliever containing benzocaine to the soft, surprising area. The anesthetic effect can last for about 1 hour and during that time the sensitivity of soft tissues in the palate is also reduced.
- Throat anesthetics rarely cause side effects. However, if after using you experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness and / or stomach cramps, stop using them immediately.
- Be careful when using drugs containing benzocaine. Cotton swabs can also stimulate the vomiting, choking reflex. In addition, this medication can also cause side effects such as fatigue, physical impairment, itching in the ear area, cyanosis of the skin around the lips and fingertips, and shortness of breath.
- If you have a benzocaine allergy, limit your use of products containing this active ingredient. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about possible interactions with other medications, vitamins, supplements, or herbs you are taking.
Grasp the thumb. Fold the left thumb into the palm of the left hand, the remaining fingers cupped the thumb to form a fist. Hold your hand firmly, but don't hurt it too much. This tip helps you put pressure on a point in your palm and helps control the throat spasm reflex.
Put some salt on the surface of your tongue. Wet your fingertips, then dab your fingertips with salt and then touch the surface of your tongue. The salt activates the taste buds at the tip of the tongue and induces a chain reaction that instantly reduces the throat spasm reflex.- Another way is to dissolve about a teaspoon of salt in a cup of water and rinse your mouth with this solution. Don't forget to spit the salt water out after rinsing!
Method 2 of 3: Reduce sensitivity to the throat spasm reflex
Locate the throat spasm reflex. You can stimulate this reflex by brushing your tongue with your toothbrush, paying attention to brushing the tip of your tongue.- If throat spasms are common in the morning, you can schedule spitting exercises in the late afternoon or evening.
- Do not put your finger in your mouth. This action may induce vomiting.
When you hit a spot that makes you want to spit, start brushing your tongue. Yes, you will start to feel the urge to spit, which is not pleasant but it will end quickly. Brush this tongue area for 10 seconds (with spitting). In the evening, keep brushing your tongue in the correct place.
- You can repeat this procedure for several evenings at this point in a row. The urge to spit decreases with each brushing.
Expand the area. When you brush your tongue at the starting point and no longer feel the urge to spit, continue to expand the range. Get back in about 6 mm to 12 mm deeper than the original sensitivity. Repeat the same procedure as for the first point.
Continue to expand the range of tongue brushing. As the small-scale training improves, you can continue with a wider and deeper training towards the throat. Gradually, you will get used to the brush touching the surprising soft part of your mouth.
Do a daily desensitization routine. Please be patient. This should take about a month and then you should no longer feel nauseous or want to spit at your dental visit. To stay effective, you will probably need to go through this desensitization process again.
- Regular tongue brushing is also a good way. Not only will it help you no longer sensitive to the throat spasm reflex, but also help you breathe better.
Method 3 of 3: Change your focus
Practice meditation. Ask your doctor if you can use headphones to avoid hearing sounds from the tools they use. This will help draw your attention to peaceful thoughts and images and temporarily forget what the doctor is doing. To limit drowsiness, you can ask your doctor for a jaw clip to keep your jaw open during the exam.
Humming in his mouth. This will help you maintain your breathing and relax more. At the same time, you can hardly spit and mumble in your mouth at the same time. Try this with an x-ray or when it feels like a tooth has been pulled.
Lift one leg up. Do this while sitting or lying on the clinic chair and focus on the lifted leg. You can switch legs if you're tired. This tip will help distract your attention on the oral exam as well as when the doctor examines the software.
- Note, this trick won't work if you cross one leg over the other.
Listening to music. Ask your doctor if you can use the music player while cleaning or filling your teeth. Listening to music will lighten your mind, or you can also listen to programs that require a lot of concentration. Listen to whatever you can, so you'll focus on what you're hearing instead of what the doctor is doing. advertisement
Advice
- Practice eating foods that make you nauseous. If you still feel nauseous or want to spit afterward, avoid them.
- To limit vomiting, otherwise, do not eat before conducting an oral examination or before performing activities that stimulate the throat spasm reflex.
Warning
- When trying to use the brush to reduce your sensitivity to the spasmodic reflex, do not brush too deeply. You can numb spots on the end of the tongue without brushing the front of the tongue. However, this is not the main goal.
- Remember that this contraction reflex is also one way your body reacts to protect you from choking. So don't try to completely eliminate the sensitivity of soft surprise.
- Spitting too much can be a sign of more serious illnesses such as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), which originates in the stomach and is caused by acid levels in the stomach. doctor if you have heartburn or feel hot / burning in your stomach.
