hearing loss, headaches, face pain Posted: 01-09-08 17:06pm
I dislocated my jaw several years ago and
since then my bite has never been the
same, but my dentist says everything is
normal. I've had tmj for awhile now but
just recently it started acting up. I lost
some hearing in my right ear (my ear
specialist says it's from tmj), i'm
getting tension headaches, tooth pain
(very rarely though), and now the side of
my face in front of my ear is incredibly
painful. I have a dentist made mouth
guard/splint, and my symptoms have not
improved. I'm going to see my dentist to
get a referral to a tmj specialist. I'm
sorta worried that I'll need to get my jaw
realigned, and worse than that they'll
tell me nothing is wrong. Do you guys have
any similar experiences that you can
share? And what do you recommend for pain?
I've been taking Aleve but it's not
helping at all.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 01-10-08 14:42pm
i was gonna say aleve--but since its not
working--use heat and ice.
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catswold
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Posted: 01-10-08 20:50pm
You might ask your doctor or dentist if
they will prescribe a muscle relaxant like
Zanaflex or Flexeril and/or Valium or
Xanax to take at bed time. Vicoprofen can
sometimes be helpful but not always or for
everyone.
Do make sure that you have images taken
such as MRI and Tomography, even tho MRIs
are not always helpful and Tomography will
not show tissues. They still can be
useful particularly if taken with state of
the art machines and the person reading
the images is particularly skillful.
And by the way, officially there is no
such thing as a TMJ Specialist. I found
it interesting when I found out that both
the Dental and Medical "Powers-to-Bes"
will not recognize TMJ as a specialty.
It's just a dental "issue." Grrrrrrr!
Please use lots of MOIST heat directly on
the jaw joints. When using ice, only
apply it for 15 minutes at a time and
always have it wrapped in a towel of
sorts.
I hope and pray that you get the help you
need soon. Please let us know how you are
doing.
