Grandfather, 82, is compelled to sleep together with his mouth taped shut
A grandfather is being compelled to sleep together with his mouth taped shut to cease his jaw from opening as he endures an excruciating look forward to NHS remedy.
David Haith, from Bournemouth, Dorset, is affected by a jaw displacement and suffers nice ache every time he opens his mouth.
He has been informed it may take months to be handled on the NHS for the situation and so he has to ‘truss himself up’ at evening to cease waking up in agony.
His bedtime routine now entails him sticking robust duct tape throughout his mouth and knotting a tie underneath his jaw to stop it from opening.
Mr Haith mentioned that he cannot eat correctly and might solely eat soups due to the ache of extending his jaw.
David Haith, from Bournemouth, Dorset, is affected by a jaw displacement and suffers nice ache every time he opens his mouth
He has been informed it may take months to be handled on the NHS for the situation and so he has to ‘truss himself up’ at evening to cease waking up in agony
His bedtime routine now entails him sticking robust duct tape throughout his mouth and knotting a tie underneath his jaw to stop it from opening
He has no thought what induced the displacement and has seen an osteopath and a dentist for assist.
He has been referred to a specialist at Poole Hospital but it surely may take months to get an appointment.
Mr Haith, a retired journalist, mentioned: ‘I don’t know what induced this jaw drawback – I simply awakened someday in fixed agony in addition to unhealthy complications.
‘Eating is actually painful so I’m simply dwelling on soups for the time being.
‘If my mouth opens too huge throughout sleep I get this searing ache like being jabbed with a sizzling poker which is why I’m trussing up at bedtime.
‘So in a determined bid to cease the ache at evening I’ve been taping my mouth shut and inserting a tie round my head. It is tough to sleep taped up as a result of it is exhausting to breathe but it surely appears to be the one approach to keep away from agony.
‘I’ve tried to contact the hospital temporomandibular joints clinic to learn how lengthy I’ve to attend for an appointment however I can not get a response.
‘But the final feeling is it may take months to be seen.
‘Apparently a specialist will nonetheless solely diagnose the issue and I’ll in all probability be referred again to the dentist for remedial remedy. So this might drag on and on.
‘I may go non-public however why ought to I’ve to when I’ve paid in all my life.
‘Life like that is grim, I’m simply hoping that the NHS will discover a speedy manner to assist me.’
Mr Haith mentioned he has thought of attending A&E together with his criticism because of the agony however he suspects he must wait a number of hours solely to be referred to the identical clinic.
