Why do my teeth feel tickled when I take a deep breath?
August 5, 2021 3:23 PM Subscribe
When I take a deep breaths in and out through my nose, my lower front teeth get a sensation that's sort of like being tickled. What's that about? My tongue can be completely covering my teeth when it happens, so I don't think it's that the teeth are actually feeling the air; I presume it's some referred sensation, but from where? Am I freakishly alone in this, or is it a known thing?
I wonder if you’re somehow stretching or irritating your Jacobson’s organ and getting some referred sensation from that.
posted by tchemgrrl at 5:24 PM on August 5, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by tchemgrrl at 5:24 PM on August 5, 2021 [1 favorite]
I have felt this and I think it's referred from sinuses. I feel mild sensation in my sinuses when I breathe normally through my nose, and it gets stronger for deeper breaths.
posted by medusa at 5:24 PM on August 5, 2021
posted by medusa at 5:24 PM on August 5, 2021
I feel a lot of sinus-related stuff in my teeth, so I'd also guess it's that neighborly relationship that's referring sensations.
posted by quince at 6:58 PM on August 5, 2021
posted by quince at 6:58 PM on August 5, 2021
For me, this sensation is one of the signs that I'm getting a sinus infection.
posted by ZaphodB at 8:05 PM on August 5, 2021
posted by ZaphodB at 8:05 PM on August 5, 2021
My molars tend to hurt when I have sinus problems, and my dentist explained that the roots of the teeth in your upper jaw get close to the sinuses, so they're affected by things going on in that vicinity.
posted by telophase at 8:24 AM on August 6, 2021
posted by telophase at 8:24 AM on August 6, 2021
Well when I run I am breathing heavy and I have felt itchy teeth then, sometimes so maybe it is a thing?
posted by aetg at 6:49 PM on August 6, 2021
posted by aetg at 6:49 PM on August 6, 2021
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posted by JZig at 3:54 PM on August 5, 2021