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ETD with post nasal drip back and TMJ and deviated septum

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chanel30681
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I've been diagnosed with ETD for about 3 years. There has been no single diagnosis for my ETD just oh it will clear up on its own from ENT and my doctors and my dentist has told me it won't go away because I have TMJ. 

Went I my doctors couple months ago because I had the feeling of lump in my throat and immense pain radiating from my ear to my throat then down to my chest. My doctor prescribed me omeprazol and said I was getting post nasal drop back because I have a deviated septum so that's why my ET is always blocked. Oh and it's also causing silent reflux like wtf how many things is this ETD causing. 

I am absolutely helpless right now constantly in pain I feel like GPs aren't bothered about such a condition not to mention that my tinnitus is ridiculous they don't seem to care its a case of it will get better. 

Is anyone experiencing the same thing. Is there any advice. I need help. Going to see GP in the morning. I'm demanding that this be take. Seriously. 

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  • maria07704
    maria07704 chanel30681

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    Hi there all am sitting here with my iPad  just can't do a thing  excess saliva ears ringing and I've been diagnosed with tmd...the drs here are usless I was diagnosed in Spain  with overgrown turbinate  I used to wake up 6 am burning in mouth and blocked nose took me over 3hours of blowing vomiting to get mucus out, went to  ent grays inn road they wouldn't view the scan I had in Spain  and of course as the nasal turbinates fluctuate when they did the scan they couldn't see the problem, I was so distress I wrote a letter of complaint. Next appointme
  • rinna74499
    rinna74499 chanel30681

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    I know this is old but I'm dealing with this too I keep going to the doctor and my doctor thinks I'm a hypochondriac. It's driven me nuts and I have really bad anxiety from it I'm in a lot of pain. I started vomiting every morning NO I'm not prego lol but
    • rinna74499
      rinna74499

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      I think it has something to do with my postal nasal drip I just realized I have this and I have acid reflux sometimes and I have tinnitus in my right ear I've had it for 2 months it won't go away I have it all threw out the day I try to let it not bother me but it's starting to drive me crazy. My jaw pops when I yawn so I try to not open my mouth when I yawn but it's really hard my throat is sore 2x out the week and I have the feeling of something in my throat somedays. It's really messing with my sleep I sleep 4hrs a day it's been like that for the past month I'm exhausted I cry all the time my family is tired of hearing it my sister has tmj but somehow she cured hers by sleeping on her back and doing the jaw exercises she had tinnitus too and it's gone. But I think mines is more severe I do hot compress on my neck when it gets real bad that helps some. I sleep on my side and I heard that's horrible for tmj. Today I just got that clicking sound in my throat I think it's from me clearing my throat to much. Does anybody have suggestions to make it better? I'm going to a tmj class in a week hopefully I get some help I pray my tmj didn't do permanent damage. This all started from me clenching my teeth smh
    • ann1013
      ann1013 rinna74499

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      If you start to yawn take your thumb and gently push up on your chin so that your mouth doesn’t open. Google jaw exercises for TMJ. There are a few and they do help. Also look for a physical therapist that does TMJ work. They do intraoral massage and work on the realignment.

      90 to 95% of TMJ cases are muscle related and won’t need major interventions to fix it.  Usually a bite splint, exercises, muscle massage, PT, heat/ice and a reduction in muscle stress (possibly anxiety meds) will usually fix it or greatly reduce the symptoms.  Unfortunately it takes time.  After 4 or 5 mos of treatment my jaw is mostly normal.  I still have an occasional flare up in my right masseter that messes with my right ear but heat, tens unit or

      Dry needling will usually fix it at least temporarily.  I had dry needling on the masseter a while back.   She hit a blood vessel and I was super swollen and had a golf ball size bruise for over a week. After the swelling went down, I got three weeks of Relief from the spasms so it was worth it. The spasms make my face feel like it is pulling towards my nose along with my ear. 

       I am doing good with my jaw by doing the above and taking Klonopin to stay relaxed which relaxes my muscles. I am also working on the allergy angle I taking daily medications and getting six allergy shots per week. Since none of the medications seem to actually fix the ears two of my ear specialists  said that allergy shots  to eliminate the allergies are usually the most successful course of treatment for ETD.  I have three months of twice weekly injections and then three years of once monthly injections. They said I should see a big reduction in symptoms after three months if it’s going to work.

  • natjc82
    natjc82 chanel30681

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    Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I know that this discussion is over 3 years old, but I have all of these symptoms. It didn't have a serious impact on my life until the Tinnitus started 7 months ago. I initially thought it was from barotrauma, but I have come to realize there is alot more contributing to my symptoms.

    My Tinnitus sound changes and fluctuates constantly which is not typical to the kind related to just hearing loss. This is what made me start researching other causes.

    I have a severe deviated septum on my left side, ETD, and TMJ. My jaw has been misaligned for years. And I grind my teeth at night. Everything is on the left side. But in the last couple months I've started to develop Tinnitus on my right ear as well. My ear and nose is always clogged, and I get some temporary relief when I clear my nose and ears in the morning.

    I just want some advice on how to approach treatment for my symptoms, because my GP already thinks I'm an anxious mess. The ENT offered no help. Only that I had to live with it. I refuse to accept that this condition can't be helped. Please any advice would be appreciated.

    • ann1013
      ann1013 natjc82

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       I posted my reply  above yours. I would try to find and orofacial pain dentist or a neuromuscular dentist and see about getting a bite splint and physical therapy. Always start with conservative and try to never let them do anything permanent like grinding teeth down for a better bite.   Sometimes more aggressive approaches are necessary but usually less aggressive will work over time. 
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