should my nose hurt with an expander?

Question

i have an expander that widens my jaw on the top. last night when i turned it i turned it twice instead of once because the key caught stuck and i couldn't get it out. when i woke up this morning my whole face hurts nose, mouth, eyes, jaws, chin, and cheeks. are they supposed to hurt?

Answer 1

In this case, YES! Don't expand it tonight because you already used two turns last time.
Take some motrin - not on an empty stomach. If you weigh less than 150pounds, take 400 mg. [ two of 200 mg. tablets ]
If you are over 150, you might need 600 mg. [ three of 200 tabs ]
Try ice on and off for 20 min at a time until you get some relief
[ ice or frozen veggies in a plastic bag, covered with a dishtowel, applied to jaw. If you put the veggies in a ziploc bag, you can refreeze them, and people can tell not to eat them ]
Your face 'thinks' it suffered a trauma, because everything shifted so much, and it responds with pain. Sounds like your
expander is working extremely well.

Answer 2

My son had an expander and yes you can feel pain in your face from too many turns. Try an Ibuprfen/ tylenol arthritis for the pain, it should only last a day or so, don't turn until pain is gone and let your Ortho know...

Answer 3

because you turned the expander twice instead of the usual once, your jaw and the rest of your head could just be trying to adjust to the new placement.