3. Grinding of the Jaw
Grinding of the jaw is a very common condition that can be triggered by many different things (including stress, dietary factors and the use of certain drugs), and it’s also known as bruxism. There are many people who suffer from this symptom for their entire lives without knowing it, and in many cases, the only symptom they ever experience is a pain in the neck or jaw as a result of the added muscle tension.
Waking up with headaches in the middle of the night or morning is usually one of the first signs that you might be grinding in your sleep – and bone spurs on the jawbone or in the mouth can occur as one of the long-term symptoms if the condition isn’t treated.
Once you develop bone spurs related to the jaw, pain is common – and sometimes impaired the movement of the jaw if the bone spur grows in size.