Hello. For the last year and half I have
been dealing with pressure, sesitivity,
ringing, and recently a lot of buzzing
sensations in my ears, also tension in
shoulders and neck pain, occasional aches
through head, itchy sensations in my ears.
I have gone to NUMEROUS doctors and been
diganosed with Meniere's w/out the
vertigo. My new doc and dentist combo
(they actually work together) think the
problem is TMJ. I had fallen down a
flight of stairs around the same time
sympotms started. Some xrays revealed no
space between my jaw bone and inner ear,
so I think this is the problem. The docs
suspect ligament damage. My questions
are: 1. Has anyone else had these
expereiences? How long did it take to
heal? I wear a guard over my bottom teeth
round the clock to reposition my jaw, but
at night I do not get to the correct
position, but rest on top of it, any
thoughts? Any advice or commraderie would
be appreciated!
Jeanette
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Tmddyan
Moderator
Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 4349 Location: post falls, id usa
Hello. For the last year
and half I have been dealing with
pressure, sesitivity, ringing, and
recently a lot of buzzing sensations in my
ears, also tension in shoulders and neck
pain, occasional aches through head, itchy
sensations in my ears. I have gone to
NUMEROUS doctors and been diganosed with
Meniere's w/out the vertigo. My new doc
and dentist combo (they actually work
together) think the problem is TMJ. I had
fallen down a flight of stairs around the
same time sympotms started. Some xrays
revealed no space between my jaw bone and
inner ear, so I think this is the problem.
The docs suspect ligament damage. My
questions are: 1. Has anyone else had
these expereiences? How long did it take
to heal? I wear a guard over my bottom
teeth round the clock to reposition my
jaw, but at night I do not get to the
correct position, but rest on top of it,
any thoughts? Any advice or commraderie
would be appreciated!
Jeanette
hey there, A lot of us have this. I have
an idea of something that you could profit
from. pm me and we will talk about it. You
may not have meniere's. it is a
possibility though. a lot of people with
tmd have ear problems caused by the jaw.
it does go away. do pm me and we can get
you on the road to recovery.
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grassy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 116 Location: northeast
Me Me Me Too!!!!! Hi Jeanette Posted: 09-18-07 11:52am
Hi Jeanette, me me me i have it, exactly
as you described. i am on to the ears!!!
i'm cindy. I belong to a menieres group as
well, where i am learning that menieres
seems to have the same exact EAR symptoms,
as TMJ, so there you have it. My ear
problems are just like yours and i have
tmj causing it, well technically my upper
neck is doing it. i KNOW how bad it is, it
drives me NUTS, especially the ear
pressure, which i had long time ago , but
i remember THAT very well. i have had ear
problems for 7 years. i am always
searching for a ear answer, thats what i
do in my spare time, and hang out at
groups to give moral support!!! i fixed
my ears with a snap on earring, but no one
believes me.LOL still experimenting on my
self..... anyway you will find company
right here, alot of us have the ear
problems, so you are not alone. dont be
scared!!!! Love cindy
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skye76
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 1
Meniere's Or Tmj? Posted: 11-19-07 19:53pm
Hi all,
My doctor hasn't officially diagnosed me
with Meniere's, though we did rule out a
tumor from my MRI. I do have really bad
TMJ..have had it for years, and am now
thinking that it might be the cause of my
Meniere's symptoms..pressure in my ears,
ringing, dizziness. Did anyone experience
relief from these type of symptoms through
their TMJ treatments?
Thanks,
Skye
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Tmddyan
Moderator
Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 4349 Location: post falls, id usa
Thanks: 93
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Posted: 11-20-07 14:05pm
Yes---tmd can mimic menieres. I got releif
from all this. I no longer have a lot of
the symptoms that i used to. you can pm me
at any time for help or questions.
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thenumber12
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2007 Posts: 21 Location: , Los Angeles, CA
Posted: 12-01-07 08:23am
I had that problem. It's on and off now
but rarely happens. Trauma to the jaws may
cause tmj symptoms. Mine was due to an
improper bite (my ortho pushed my bite too
far back and my jaws were hitting a nerve
or something) so pretty similar to trauma.
But its now healing since I stopped
wearing retainers and my teeth are
relapsing. Maybe you should seek help from
a tmj specialist for splint therapy
becasue that's what I'll be doing to speed
up the relapse and relieve pressure to the
jaw joints.
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Tmddyan
Moderator
Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 4349 Location: post falls, id usa
Thanks: 93
Thanked:63
Posted: 12-02-07 15:34pm
splints arent always a good idea ---they
compress the joints and often cause
further problems later on even though at
first it seems like it is working
