DW teeth grinding in sleep

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DW grinds her teeth at night and keeps me awake. I am trialing earplugs but they do not always work. I have asked DW to try a mouthguard but they flatly refuse ("I don't want anything in my mouth"). I am upset about it. AIBU?

More information: I spent a night in the spare room to get good sleep; DW was not impressed. The next night they went to the spare room before I could go to the spare room, DW went there and says that they are happy to sleep in the spare bed. Is DW being passive-aggressive (making me feel guilty) or am I being too sensitive?

I can understand if they are feeling a little upset at the situation; it's not their fault if they teeth grind when they are asleep. Equally it's not YOUR fault, either, so they need to understand that you need to get some sleep.

I think you need to sit down and have a serious conversation. You'd love to be able to sleep in the same bed but at the moment you can't get enough sleep, but without DW trying to help the situation, the only way is for separate beds for now.

Getting a good night's sleep is vital to your health and mental well being.

Just sleep in separate bedrooms for a while and then then reassess your options re mouthguards or other treatment. She should talk to her dentist about what the impact is on her teeth

Lots of people sleep in separate bedrooms for health,.children, etc related reasons. It's nothing to feel guilty about.

I'm a grinder, got a mouth guard from my dentist. It's really thin and I can barely tell it's there (I am on my second one after chewing through the first tho!)

Definitely ask her to have a chat with her dentist. I sleep a lot better after getting the guard.

I'm a grinder too, broke one of my molars with it eventually so she might want to consider a guard for her own sake! I now have a mouth guard and it's fine once you get used to it. My DH no longer complains as I'm quiet and less disturbed in my own sleep.

I'm a grinder I chew through the mouth guards. Ive slept in separate beds from dh for a long time. I get facial pain I'm having botox today to hopefully fix it and for it to calm down.

I'm a grinder too. I have had a mouth guard made recently because I now have arthritis in my jaw and super sensitive teeth.
She needs to wear a mouth guard for herself, not just you!

Thanks to everyone who responded - and I hope your teeth pain is lessened soon. I think I need to be less sensitive about this (no pun intended) and make peace with separate bedrooms until we find an amicable compromise.
I just worry that separate bedrooms are a slippery slope...