Gagging on the mouthpiece

[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

[romebe]

I have the same problem, except I gag as soon as the mouthpiece is in my mouth, I trimmed it alot, up to the point that my back 2 teeth are exposed.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I have the same problem, except I gag as soon as the mouthpiece is in my mouth, I trimmed it alot, up to the point that my back 2 teeth are exposed.

get a new mouthpiece!

are people gagging just when they put the MP in? In which case man up and get used to it - yes some people have a stronger gag reflex than others.

OR are people gagging when they're working out hard with the MP in? That's a fitness thing.

[cambay411]

Dude trim that f n mouth piece!!!!!! Right now!!! Your mouth piece should be no where near the point it would gag you, form it to your mouth and cut that thing way down