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StillMedusa
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- Aug 2, 2016
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Hi, I'm new here, dental phobic and ..well terrified.
Long story short, I had a terrible dentist as a kid.. the old paid per filling type, which left me with a lot of filled teeth and fear of the drill.
That was then compounded by having two teeth unnecessarily removed When I developed Trigeminal Neuralgia 5 years ago.. I now can't even go for a check up without sobbing.
I'm now having trouble with some old filled teeth.. a fair bit of work to do, and permanent dull pain. First tooth to be sorted out at the end of this month.
I don't mind the injections.. I can cope with those.. it's the SOUND of the drill. Any drill.. even a DIY one in the neigbourhood makes me break out in a cold sweat. I've tried headphones but they don't help.. basically the sound makes me vomit with fear. My dentist is lovely but doesn't do sedation, and I can't afford to go private elsewhere (I have an NHS dentist).. plus really I WANT to be able to cope.. I'm a capable professional in my daily life.. it's just the sound of a drill that renders me a mess.
Has anyone any ideas on how I can help myself?
Thanks!
Long story short, I had a terrible dentist as a kid.. the old paid per filling type, which left me with a lot of filled teeth and fear of the drill.
That was then compounded by having two teeth unnecessarily removed When I developed Trigeminal Neuralgia 5 years ago.. I now can't even go for a check up without sobbing.
I'm now having trouble with some old filled teeth.. a fair bit of work to do, and permanent dull pain. First tooth to be sorted out at the end of this month.
I don't mind the injections.. I can cope with those.. it's the SOUND of the drill. Any drill.. even a DIY one in the neigbourhood makes me break out in a cold sweat. I've tried headphones but they don't help.. basically the sound makes me vomit with fear. My dentist is lovely but doesn't do sedation, and I can't afford to go private elsewhere (I have an NHS dentist).. plus really I WANT to be able to cope.. I'm a capable professional in my daily life.. it's just the sound of a drill that renders me a mess.
Has anyone any ideas on how I can help myself?
Thanks!