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Q: TMJ pain in tonsils

asked by: mazda on April 25th, 2008

New User

I have just been diagnosed with TMJ. For 3 weeks I have had periods of severe pain in my face and neck. I have intense pain in my tonsils and jaw when I lie down or sit with my feet up. My dentist is going to prepare a guard for me to wear at night to stop me grinding my teeth. Do you think this will help?
My doctor has not heard of anyone suffering pain when lying down.
Is this a common symptom of TMJ ?
Within the last 2 months I had an operation, and was wondering if the "breathing apperatus" used in hospitals could have dislodged/ stretched my jaw while they were inserting the breathing tube??
Anyone else heard of this.

Replies(4)

TMJWorld

replied on April 25th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

that is a possibility--the breathing aparatus stretching things i mean

Id get to a chiropractor--- i think that the guard will help--i know they have helped me in the past.---what are you doing to treat this?

mazda

replied on April 26th, 2008

New User

tmj tonsils

I am using pain killers prescribed by doctor for when the pain is really bad.Its working at the moment. The doctors are doing allkinds of blood tests to see where the pain in tonsils is coming from. They dont know about TMJ becoming worse when I lie down, they have not heard of this before !

TMJWorld

replied on April 26th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

well what id suggest is to get all the info that you can and try to instruct them as much as possible--i had to do that. hang in there things will get better----im sure of it

edgaras

replied on April 28th, 2008

Supporter

Tonsils, pain..

I also have a problem with tonsils on same side as the pain. It has been inflammed and red for last 2 years. Mazda, I am happy they are investigating it - the doctors I've seen usually brushed it aside. I was so upset, common, you know your body, your tonsils do not chronically hurt and are not enlarged except for when I had a flu or a cold. I am thinking it is inflammation related to the TMJ tissues, but noone has explained it to me what exactly is the cause of it. Usually, tonsils are involved in autoimmune response. Possible link with TMJ? I don't know.

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