Possible TMJ Disorder?
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Hi everyone,
For years now my jaw would lock whenever I yawned, I would also get pain around my eyes, my jaw still locks although it subsides within a few seconds but now I have a really sore face and it's killing me, I felt my TMJ and it's sore when I press on it, I am seeing my dentist tomorrow, what would he do about this?
Thanks.
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jonathan58
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kate9956 jonathan58
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-24hr bottom splint therapy ---- do not do!! crazy expensive and moves your jaw forward, a big not to do
-tens unit therapy while undergoing splint therapy----not necessary, was part of that expensive therapy
-chiropractic therapy----yes if they have available ultrasound, cold laser therapy, stem therapy and internal and external massage, no adjustment of the tmj, can make worse
-dry needling of the masseter muscle----yes yes yes! wish i did that from the start, a physiotherapist for the tmj can do this, not expensive and does not hurt, if you read that it does hurt dont pay attention to that, it doesnt. dry needling, after 2 sessions of it, i have not more issues, you do have to keep up with stretching excercises with heat, wear a hard mouthguard on the top of your teeth at bedtime and keep your teeth apart during the day.
i hope this helps you
mo-jas jonathan58
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hope you make some progress with your situation, jonathan; chances are it's deal with it now or deal with worse later.. but one way or another be certain relief is out there and waiting for you to find it.
bad news is everything you describe is classic tmj disorder stuff ..and sadly 21 has nothing to do with it! sucks, but it can come from so many causes and age usually has little or nothing to do with it.
it may well be to do with your teeth, but by no means necessarily.. only way to find out is a proper investigation. it's clearly bothering you enough to be worthy of that. then again, back to the old cry of "are you in the uk?" - we've got 'free' healthcare ('least, last time i looked we did) but if you're in the u.s....
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as well as other posts do also go check through some of the related info the site puts up right here.. it's surprisingly exhaustive and i found it all very helpful.
all best wishes,
jas.
p.s. ..so glad it turned out you don't have that e.d.s. - sounds too grisly for words! ;o)
jonathan58
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mo-jas jonathan58
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stay positive and give it a go.. i've twice spent time in something similar and that was 24/7 ..is yours to be a night only affair? i used to call mine my titanium and plastic scaffolding, but really, neither was too bad.
as to changing your bite.. only if that's clinically what you need, for example to level a jaw that's slightly out of alignment but they'd have told you if it was that, i'm sure.. likely reason is to protect your tmj from the effects of grinding by putting a kind of soft buffer in there - protects your teeth too ..bonus!
good luck with it!
jonathan58 mo-jas
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mo-jas jonathan58
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glad to hear you're covered for the cost; med expenses sure can get ludicrous, especially when it gets a bit 'niche'.
have a good week - you might want to take a few minutes of it to draw up a 'hit list' of questions for your dentist. i don't know about you but whichever quack i'm seeing i always remember all the questions i should have asked round about the time i get home!
catch you in a week or so.