Have your teeth ever tickled?
The culprit.
Yeah, I know it can sound like a weird question. But bear with me here. Every few months I decide that I’ve had enough of my teeth shifting from the alignment that my braces created over 10 years ago. I pull out that retainer I’ve had ever since the braces came off and shove them back in my mouth. My tongue is not happy with me about the extra bulk in my mouth and my teeth protest at the tightness they now feel. However, my parents didn’t spend thousands of dollars for me to undo all the orthodontic work and I certainly would like to preserve my straight teeth.
I suck it up and wear the retainer for anywhere from half an hour to a couple of hours. If I sleep in them, I generally wake up to straighter and more sensitive teeth. The other day, I had the retainer in for a few hours as I typed and clicked away online. By the time I popped it out, my teeth very very sensitive. And whenever I breathed through my mouth, I swear, my teeth felt ticklish. I guess it’s due to the heightened sensitivity of the nerves there. After all, tickling is basically lightly stimulating nerves, right?
Surely I can’t be the only one who has ever experienced this. Maybe you’ve even had some other odd body part feel ticklish. So I’m curious – what’s the strangest place you’ve ever felt ticklish?
A nice simple pair of stud earrings are my default jewelry item. I put them in, I forget about them, and they always go with whatever I’m wearing. Every few months when I remember that they’ve been in for a long time, I’ll swap them out for a slightly different size or shape. I pretty much always go for the cubic zirconia look since it’s shiny without attracting too much attention and the white/clear/silver coloring matches just about any color you throw its way. I can look more dressed up without having to do a thing. I’m all about low-maintenance solutions like that! A good pair of stud earrings is just great.
