Hi all. I'm new here. I've always had minor "livable" TMJ, but recently, it is very severe. Pain and severe muscle tightness is from behing my ear, down the left neck, up in fron of the ear and up to the temple and across the entire left side of head and over eyes. I went to the chiropractor today and he could nto to to much. Suggested I see a massage pain clinic in town, that has a clinition that workrs by massaging the TMJ joint area from inside the month. Has anyone else had this done? In the meantime, he suggested I do ice applications for 24 hours, than do some heat over the area and take an anti-inflamatory.
I've heard there is also TENS ( elcetrical stimulation) and also Ultra-sound. Has either of these worked for anyone. I also have some light headedness and the pain over the eyes, effects my vision some too. Is this common?
Pauline
Light headedness and pain can be symptoms of TMJ. I have helped a lot of folks on curezone using a therapy called EFT or emotional freedom techniques. I offer a free 10min session. If you would like to try it just PM your pain level and location.
I am new on this site too and saw your message, i hope you still check this site. If you still in pain or not found a suitable option for relieving tmj, have a serious look at http://www.tmj-help.org
its not a scam which i originally thought i am currently trying it out and seeing great results meaning pain relief and no clenching at night, change in jaw alignment after only a week. i can still see room for improvement but nothing changes to perfect overnight. because there is less pain i am aware of the triggers now so i can also proactively manage the tmj whilst i recover
Thank you.
I too saw this webpage and made a copy of it for future purchase. Everything cost!
How long have you tried this, again? How bad was your pain?
Mine is in front of the ear, behine the ear, down from the temple to lower jawline and a bit in the cheek and even onto the forehead.
Paulette
you're still around! I have had about 5 or more falls on my neck over 10 years and treated for neck and back pain. clenching and ramdon migraines for 5 years bit my gum guard to shreds last week went for new one and was diagnosed tmj. headaches everyday for last year from base of skull up over left eye itchy and sore ears, throbbing head, dull head stabbing head with little needles, neck terrible in morning, boiling hot forehead, sore teeth, jaw, shoulders and behind ears. I couldnt sleep recently and had panic attacks, head was mental and enough was enough. i had been on pizotifen for migraines for last year and i stopped them recently as had put on two stone (lost again few weeks after) and didnt stop headaches doc said nothing more he could do for me. dentist offered lucia jig and i was unsure as didnt know what was and not explained properly and couldnt wait a week and a half as wasnt eating sleeping etc so found the program and had a go. chatted again to another dentist he recomended splint 650 pounds could be for life and with all bad press on them damaging permanently and costing for some people up to 30,000 dollars over ten years for re jigging and aligning i thought no way try this program and he agreed to see how i go. just through program i have noticed that i have big knot in each cheek above my jawline but after few days they seem to be disappearing slowly. have you tried any treatments? how long have you had tmj?
Thank you. Visiting this site, quite late, as my TMJ has flared up again, very bad this time. With very sore neck and also left ear is plugged and in pain.
I looked at the webpage of the book you suggested, author Katherine Page. Looks great, but very pricy.
With the economy in a bad way, so has our budget been poor.
I just can't afford the $49 for this book ( a lot for just a book )
But, thanks anyway. Will have to wait till I can save up for this, but do want to get it.
Thank you. Pauline
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