身体症状で分かったことLearned from physical symptoms

二日前、左上の奥歯を抜く手術をしてもらった。

Two days ago, I had an extraction surgery my left upper teeth.

歯医者曰く、

私の歯茎疾患が深刻な状態で

抜くほか治療する方法は無いと言った。

The dentist said that there is no way to cure my gum disease

unless take it out because it has severe condition.

その場で撮ったX―Rayの写真からも

その悪化した状態がはっきり確認できた。

I could see the bad condition clearly with my own eyes from the X-ray photo

which was taken instantly at the room.

しかも、その歯医者は

その日のその場で歯を抜く必要があると言う。

Moreover, the dentist said that

the teeth need to extract immediately at the examination room.

夫も診察室に来てもらって、

その歯医者は歯と歯茎の絵を描きながら

進行した状況を説明してくれた。

My husband also called to come to the examination room

and the dentist explained how it has been bad

by drawing teeth and gum conditions.

抜く以外、

治療する方法が無いなら、

抜くしかない。

Other than extract,

 there is no way to treat,

 nothing but pull it out.

兎に角、歯を抜く手術は無事に終わった。

Anyway, the extraction surgery was successfully done.

昨日、手術後の24時間手当をしながら、

膿んだ歯がもたらした症状について整理をしてみた。

Yesterday, while I was doing post-op healing care,

I tried organizing about some symptoms that

brought by pyorrhea and festering gum.

以下は、悪化している歯が発する身体サインである。

Below are some physical signs that given forth from deteriorated teeth.

口内症状 Oral symptoms

① 歯が緩い

Tooth loose.

② 歯を磨く時、たまに痛い

When brushing teeth it hurts sometimes.

③ 箸やフォークなどが当たった時、

   振動を伴う軽い瞬間的な痛みがある

There is momentary pain accompanying vibration

when chopsticks or fork hit on the teeth.

④ 痛む歯の周りの歯茎を押すと弾力性がない。

When push the tooth which is hurt and gums around it,

they have no elasticity.

⑤ 他の歯と違う整列をしていて均一でない

It has an unequal alignment along with other teeth.

⑥ 歯を磨く時、稀に膿みのような黄色い液体が滲んで出る時がある

When brushing teeth, rarely blends out yellow liquid look like pus.

⑦ 硬いものを咬む時、問題の歯だけきつい咀嚼感がある

When bite solid, only problematic teeth give feeling of chewing intensely.

⑧ 冷たい飲料水を飲んだ時、問題の歯が染みる

When drinking cold beverage, the issued teeth stains.

⑨ 問題の歯の咬み合わせがずれている感じがある

There is feeling slippage of misaligned the problematic teeth only.

⑩ 問題の歯が常に感覚上にのぼる

The problematic teeth always come to sense.

 

諸身体症状 Other physical symptoms

① 顔の左右対称がずれている

Facial symmetry is not even.

② 顔の筋肉を押した時、左右の痛み具合が違う

When press face muscles, the pain degree of left and right is different.

③ 顎が痛い

Thin or jaw pain.

④ 片側の一方の首筋が特に硬く凝る

Partially one side of neck stiffens much than the other.

⑤ 耳鳴りがする

Having ear ringing or tinnitus.

⑥ 首から肩につながる部位が他の部位より硬く凝っている

The part connected from the neck to shoulder is hardly stiffer than other parts.

⑦ 片頭痛がする時がある

Sometimes have migraine headaches.

⑧ 睡眠障害がある

Having sleeping disorder.

⑨ 顎が外れて閉じられない時がある

There is a case when jaw hard to closed and opened.

⑩ 片側の口周りの筋肉だけ動きが鈍い

Only one side of muscles around mouth feels dull.

 

上記の項目は私個人の事例であって、

実証による科学的な根拠は無いが、

少なくても歯茎疾患による一般的症状と

一致する箇所はあると思う。

Those above lists are personal case examples

so there are no scientific proven evidences to back up the data

but somehow come to think that

there must be consistency can overlap

with general gum disease at least.

上記のような身体症状で分かったことは、

体は頭の脳より賢く、

身体に何らかの問題が生じた時、

違和感や痛みでサインを送っていることだ。

What I learned from above-mentioned physical symptoms is that

the body is wiser than brain of the head and

when accrued something wrong in the body,

the body sending a sign with incompatibility and pain.  

体にある痛みが慢性的にあるなら、

我慢して悪化させるより、

検査してもらった方が賢明だろう。

If someone has a chronic pain in long term,

it would be wiser taking an examination rather than enduring it.

P.S 以下、Facebookに寄せられたEric Applebaum氏のコメントの添付

The is some of the best information on gum disease I have ever seen.

Yes, good advice: Don't wait to address the problem. As ordered, I will be brushing more often.

I do want to mention that you, Keiren, have an inner serenity I can only dream of. 

I have never seen anyone deal with pain in such a quiet and stoic manner. You don't complain. There is nothing to do but admit...of this quality you have... it is safe to say I need improvement to match it.