Migraines & Headaches Community

Hey msmoka, could the braces be too tight? Maybe his orthodontist can loosen them a bit? All that tugging and pulling could be part of the problem. You should find out if he's grinding his teeth at night also.

I haven't asked that specifically, but I will. I kind of had the impression that he would have felt something in around his teeth if that were so, but maybe not. They've been adjusted so much over the course of 2.5 years that I would have thought the pain would have maybe changed or moved, but no, it's always been in the backs of his eyeballs. And no, he's not grinding his teeth. Thanks for your reply, M

Thought I'd do a follow up in case anyone finds themselves in same situation. It has been an eye-opener. In a nutshell:

- Botox did not help at all.

- Braces came off, no diminishing of eye pain.

- Hired Building Biologist to test home for ANY problems (mold, toxic materials, etc.) Was SHOCKED when she showed me the radiation measurement emitting from son's Sonicare Toothbrush - worse than microwave!! The timing fit - pain started one month after getting braces, but continued after removal; pain started one month after starting to use Sonicare toothbrush and continued after braces removal, because he CONTINUED TO USE TOOTHBRUSH. Long story short - my son is Electromagnetically Sensitive. Threw toothbrush away, removed DECT 6.0 cordless phones from house (he'd had one in his room), reverted back from wifi to wired internet. It explained why the pain would get worse when in certain locations - turns out they were cell-phone tower locations. TONS of research on this if anyone wants to contact me directly. My whole family is feeling better overall.

- Although feeling lots better, we were to discover this was only part of the problem. He went for an overnight sleep study and was determined to have Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and the lack of oxygen could certainly explain the eye pain and inability to focus.

- Tonsils are scheduled to be removed in a few weeks to address the OSA ... I'll try and remember to post an update, but we are truly hopeful!

M

Also check for clusters (headaches behind the eye).

Hi,

Your son's story sounds a lot like my daughters. Every test and lab available. Did the tonsils help the headaches? I've been wondering about her braces. Trouble is, do they try to move her teeth back? i've also wondered about apnea but never seen or heard her do anything in her sleep that looked like that. Could you see it in your son before the study?

My granddaughter had her braces removed in Nov. Started having headaches right away but we didn't realize the connection. Went to doctors, neurologist, therapists, etc. Was diagnosed as migraines and given daily drugs to take for prevention. Still didn't help. Went back for checkup to her orthodontist 5 months later and he asked how she was feeling. She happened to mention she had been having migraine headaches. He immediately checked her and found her bite was off from the braces, told her to quit wearing her retainer for 2 weeks. He adjusted her bite and headaches immediately stopped. No one had ever asked about history of braces and we had no idea that could cause her migraines.

My 14 year old son had braces put on top and bottom. As well, his bottom jaw is not positioned correctly. Is smaller and too far back, so they are working at bringing it forward. Around the time he had his braces put on, he started to get migraines. Typical one for him is splitting headach, throws up violently and then crashes and burns for four days. He has had 5 so far. This last one though, he didn't throw up. Just had the splitting headache but, it wouldn't go away. He ended up in emergency and had to be put on iv drip with a drug called Maxeran. Within 1/2 an hour of the iv being put in, the headache was completely gone. Ortho is away on holidays but, will be discussing braces and chance that they are the cause, when they are back. Any other information anyone can offer? My concern is that they will persist once he has his braces taken off - that the shifting that they so want to have happen, has actually done the damage already?!