Is This TMJ

Hi Lisa, thanks for your response. You seem to have a lot of the same issues as me! Do you experience pressure and popping in your nose? (between your eyes)

I will be very interested to hear how you get on with your acupuncture as that is something I have been looking into along with Chiropractic adjustments.

I do get anxiety from time to time but I also experience twitches when I'm relaxed so it's confusing to me what sets it off.

 

This tnj is destroying me and my. mind. As time went on the iner gets effected and i have gotten sporadic inner ear muscle weird weird twitch things they go.and causes tinnitus.  But scary! It was explained that jaw muscle expands and can do wild things to you. Effects a lot. Effects the face, and ears. And neck for some. Making me beilve posture and limiting how you lean in ine direction a lot needs to be changed,

i didnt like chiropratic. Friegtens me. I tried pt but side effects were more inflammatiin and they arent medical doctors somit didnt sit well. I am doing traditiinal chiene medicine with a MD.  Yes yiu get weird side effects but with anything the core issue has to be handled so any change to circulation, or energy imwould guess spurs weird effects in the body until it hopefully calms down. 

I dont know what triggers it. They say anxiety does. But anxiety or dtress can mental or ohyscial based on posture or sleeping posture or teeth..etcc. So easy to say so anxiety and stress because that underlies everything amd everything.  

Your sinuses are on it. An acuounturist can drain that in a few visits. Youd need a experienced knowledgable person touching you. They have acuoressure for that too. Thats online. I just use a professional for it. Doesnt make it right or wrong i just dont want to waste my time. 

The core trigger is an imbalance in ebergy/circulation. The whys it got to that point i have no clue, but that imbalance is annoying and frustrating. And im asleep for a lot of the clenching so go figure. I always thiught the bidy was very smart and knew how to function. Everyines body isnt the same either. Somepeople their veins and such are larger, smaller closer to ither argams. So some clench and no ear issues or no sinus issues. So anatomical basics play a role too. Diet okays a role some foods decrease inflammation and absorb better. Geez a lot plays into it. And anxiety even the cause is diiferent and these damn symptoms cause anxiety. Its a just a whole thing involved. Not like ine twist if the neck and life is good kind of thing, but i believe chiro is going in the same theory as traditiin chiense medicine in that alter the energy or circulation theory. tCN uses neddles to stimulate it and acuoressure and they relieve cingestiin and such..chirco i dint kniw im guessing increase circulation. I guess it is what works for you. No quick fixes thiugh, and each has its iwn side effects. I dint want medicines. Thats a mask and so unhealthy. And i cant use a lot of meds because if eye issues so im trying and doing my best. 

everyone gets different stuff as a result. Depends in the pressure points of your tmj/tmd. 

Im staying with the acuouncturist because he is an MD and because he incorporates acuoressure and  massage. And has a ton of experience, and im chicken otherwise. And he seems to understand the whole body and that you cant onky do ine specific aspect. Its what you are comfortable with.  It takes time to work woth either way and weird aide effects come from any treatment. Nit like the tv where you walk in and they magically fix you. I just iniw oills dint fix anything they mask it. Thats as far as i got. 

The twitches suck. Being blunt. And any therapy takes time with those. The bidy has to readjust and re configure and any manipulation you choose messes with that for a bit.  The twitches give me anxiety lol. Its a cycle, but im trying to correct this all. They told me healing takes time. No quick fix. Takes time for the body to self heal. Traditional medicine has made people want very fast healing. Using pills to stop inflammation is a mask,yiu want to fix the body so it works properly and you dint get these issues. But it is a slow and steady process. That was explained to me. And use warm water gel oacks things not  cold. And mediattions to relax. Actually nit the relax ones they are chi mediatiins so you focus on more specific areas. The relax ines fall asleep and useless. They play classical music while you lay in the room alone and say ok mediate and relax. Hahaha. Ok then i laid there feeling the heat lamo on my body with needles on me, and oearned in two secind yiu dont mive with needles in you. Haha. Bolt of electricity run thru you lol. So you lay still, heated body and listen to the music and thats that. 

I think chiro is different. But along the same theory but too blunt

ahh the typos sorry. I explained it as thouroughly as i could.

I suffered with severe TMJ for over ten years. I had a constant headache, jaw, neck, and shoulder pain.  Last year, I read about a connection between teeth clenching and sleep apnea so I asked my doctor to send me for a sleep study.  The sleep study results showed no sign of sleep apnea or even teeth clenching (probably due to the fact that I barely slept!) but on a hunch, I bought a CPAP machine online and starting using it.  I immediately stopped clenching my teeth and the constant headache slowly disappeared!! I could finally think clearly! I am still working on alleviating the jaw, neck, and shoulder pain (relaxing and strengthening the muscles after years of over-use).  I recently went to see the sleep specialist and he diagnosed me with UARS (Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome) and wrote me a CPAP prescription.  He explained that when we fall asleep our muscles (jaw, tongue) relax and expand and fall back which can block the airway.  Sometimes people respond by clenching their teeth to tighten the muscles to open the airway. I'm not sure if anyone has discussed this on here but I hope it can help!  

I don't know if you see this or not since it has been awhile since you posted this. I also have been dealing with tmj. My jaw is partially dislocated & my lower jaw needs to be pulled forward and aligned. I have every symptom of tmd & I have lost 4 & 1/2 years of my life because of this pain that is beyond my control. I have been to different doctors, neurologist, chiropractors for acupuncture which did not work. My tmj specialist had me do the splint which would make my jaw clench & sore, so then he had me do braces which should move my lower jaw forward and align my jaw with the help of the rubber bands. When they put the braces on tightened them about two weeks later my pain got worse with new symptoms. I told my tmj specialist this & he never heard of that happening & apparently he is suppose to be the best in my area. WRONG!! After years of endless research & talking to God I finally found the answer! A neuromuscular dentist! Not only do they deal with tmj but also the facial muscles & nerves in the face. Come to find out when they tightened the wires on the braces it tightened my facial muscles causing me to have constant muscle spasms. My temporal, masteroid & pergitory muscles are tight along with my neck & upper back. Now I am on my way to being healed. They are going to do the tens unit on my neck, face, & head to relax the muscles which will move my lower jaw forward & they can make the adjustments to my jaw. So please look up neuromuscular dentist & you will find your answers to being cured, because yes their is a cure for tmj, but doctors will not tell you that so you keep coming back & throwing $ down the drain. Wishing you the best!

Yeah, I have all those symptoms and TMJ has been confirmed by both the doctor and dentist. I was wondering if anyone else here was suffering with vision issues, muscle twitching or sinus pressure?