Gagging on the mouthpiece

[Youngblood]

There was a post on here, from a person who suffered severe ring nerves and a similar gagging. Here is a link to the thread. http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...tml#post675781

Don't have much personal experience with it. I get a bit nervous like anyone does, but not overly. Kinda interesting that once you have it out you were fine, leading one to believe it may be related to the mouth piece + nerves combined somehow. Have you considered getting a custom? It is so much thinner then any boil and bite, when you first put it in it almost feels like you have no protection, but rest assured, you have as much if not more then anything generic. Just a thought.

Good luck.

edit : it's the 2nd to last post, dealing with the gag reflex.

[Hulk]

There was a post on here, from a person who suffered severe ring nerves and a similar gagging. Here is a link to the thread. http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...tml#post675781

Don't have much personal experience with it. I get a bit nervous like anyone does, but not overly. Kinda interesting that once you have it out you were fine, leading one to believe it may be related to the mouth piece + nerves combined somehow. Have you considered getting a custom? It is so much thinner then any boil and bite, when you first put it in it almost feels like you have no protection, but rest assured, you have as much if not more then anything generic. Just a thought.

Good luck.

edit : it's the 2nd to last post, dealing with the gag reflex.

Thanks. My Dad has suggested that I go to the dentist and get a custom one as well.

Its weird becus it only happens in fights for the most part. When the pressure is on.

Its like I have a lil anxiety attack and start thinkin about not gagging on it and then I start gaggin on it and I can't stop.

Its a terrible habit.

[OumaFan]

I never have boxed but I never liked wearing a mouthpiece in football. Not like I gagged regularly at all but I did every once in a while and I was never really nervous playing football, so some people might just be annoyed by mouthpieces. Although not saying your nerves don't play a part.

Thing is its also probably in your head, happens once or twice and where you wouldn't think about it before now you're like waiting for it to happen. Getting a new mouthpiece might be helpful for that alone.

This guy on the ultimate fighter this year had a problem with it and went to a hypnotist. I don't think it worked, haha.

[Hulk]

I never have boxed but I never liked wearing a mouthpiece in football. Not like I gagged regularly at all but I did every once in a while and I was never really nervous playing football, so some people might just be annoyed by mouthpieces. Although not saying your nerves don't play a part.

Thing is its also probably in your head, happens once or twice and where you wouldn't think about it before now you're like waiting for it to happen. Getting a new mouthpiece might be helpful for that alone.

This guy on the ultimate fighter this year had a problem with it and went to a hypnotist. I don't think it worked, haha.

Exactly. I never used to have a problem with it, happened a lil bit at the last 30 seconds of my first fight.

Then it happened again bad in my second.

Since then its been on my mind and bugs the hell outta me and got to me in my 3rd fight to the point I had to spit it out.

And yes I saw that on the Ultimate Fighter.

Good ol Dave, he fucking quit on the stool!

Bisping was pissed and rightfully so.

[chaos1989]

Are you still gagging on the mouth piece when you fight?

[Gray Lion]

Hulk, you said that in sparring heavy, you were relaxed and did not gag on your mouth piece. There is your answer.
Sorry I can't offer a solution.....telling a fighter to relax and not be nervous before he goes into the ring to fight....
Don't spit your piece out though...whatever you do. It not only teeth you can lose, lips driven back into the teeth, tongue caught in slashing teeth...all kinds of horrible things you run a risk of getting into with that mouth piece.

[chaos1989]

Sometimes its common to gag on your own spit when wearing a mouthpiece...to see if it is in fact your spit...Try training with your mouth piece in...like shadow sparring or whatever and see if your mouth is watery...also try tilting your head back...if you gag then it is because your not swallowing your saliva and it is thickening in your mouth...typically you might gag when exhaling with punches because your trying to exhale air but your saliva is running down the back of your throat