Can using an old eyeglasses / contact prescription (almost 10 years old) be the cause for frequent headaches?

I've been having frequent headaches lately and I went to see a doctor about it and he told me I should try a night mouthguard as he suspects they could be due to me grinding my teeth during the night. I bought one of the mouthguards available at Walmart, it was like 20 bucks and it hasn't really worked for me, but thing is I don't leave it in all night because I'm afraid I might choke on it while sleeping. Is that possible? He, the doc, did tell me the best thing to do is to have one specifically made for me by a dentist but said they run around $200 or so. I don't have any health, dental or eye insurance and that's why I've been putting all this off. So what would you do / try?

Can using an old eyeglasses / contact prescription (almost 10 years old) be the cause for frequent headaches?
Headaches can be a little tricky because they can be symptomatic of so many things ranging from change in eye prescription to migraines to (rarely) something very serious and life threatening. And I do not want to scare you. I would recommend keeping a watch on your headaches and taking notes. How frequent are the headcahes? do they occur at certain times of the day? do they occur after you eat something? things like that. Then report your findings to your doctor. Help yourself by helping your doctor. Sometimes stress can bring about migraines with frequent nasty headaches, sometimes allergies can bring about headaches and sometimes bad or out dated glasses.


Hope you find a cure for your headaches.
Reply:When I went to the doctor recently complaining about headaches, he sent me to see my eye doctor right away. You can definitely get headaches if your prescription has changed.
Reply:You should have your eyes tested once a year.I would guess that is why you're having headaches because you're straining your eyes to see! Also,I would find another doctor.



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