anxiety / tmj symptons

I know anxiety can cause you yo clench and grind your teeth which wouldn't help make the TMJ better that's for sure. I also think that having TMJ is going to cause a bit of anxiety because it is a terrible thing to have to deal with because it is annoying an affect just about everything you do....sleeping, eating, talking...

Since the off-set of your jaw is so near your ears, it could be causing a fluid imbalance in your ear, making you dizzy. Dizziness can cause the nausea. I don't think TMJ would give you shortness of breath or cause excess perspiration though. You could have anxiety, but it could just be that your body is having normal reactions that anyone else would have under stressful circumstances, or your symptoms could be for other health reasons.

I will have my sister post for you too. She had surgery for TMJ and will be able to give you more insight.

thanks a lot. that would be great.

Hey It sounds like you have anxiety and tmj. the anxiety will not help the tmj at all. Like mominashoe said it can effect your ears. Try to relax and to limit your stress as much as you can.

to help with the ears you may want to apply heat to your ears. Massage the muscles around the joint. I dont know your financial state but you may want to attempt to treat the jaw and the anxiety at the same time. I think that the anxiety is making your symptoms worse though--so my line of attack would be to treat the anxiety and get a mouth guard to protect your teeth.

another thing that helps is if you feel that you are tensing up contract your stomach muscles. also keep your teeth slightly apart with your tongue to the top of your mouth. if you make this a habit during the day it will"bleed" over into the night and you will do it while you sleep as well.

also keep your diet as soft as possible for the jaw.

Id be interested to hear of your other symptoms. I may have a suggestion that will help wtih your jaw.

we also have a tmj forum. feel free to come over and join us:)

Oh I see she's already taken care of you in the TMJ forum

lol--that was weird my post wasnt there and now it is bizarr.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking

I think that the tmj could cause the dizziness. I was diagnosed with tmj a long time ago, my mother has it too. The only thing I get from the tmj is a slight pain/tightness on the side of my face when i am really stressing. But my mother claims that tmj can cause dizziness too. But if you are having anxiety, that could cause sweating, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness.

thanks for the replies everyone. its really great to here advice. I actaully just started on a mouthgauard & posted in the tmj board.
thanks again!

How are you doing with the anxiety? I developed symptoms around the sane time. Some thought it was labyrinthitis. Who knows. I am a teeth clencher and recently got a mouth guard and it helps alittle. But, the ear symptoms I get from the possible tmj give me anxiety. i'm sick of it and want my normal life back..Any info that has made you better is appreciated...thanks

u could have fluid in your ears which could cause the dizziness.. then when u start feeling that u might get kinda scared that your feeling dizzy then being scared that your feelin that way could cause u to get even more dizzy
get it ???
try pushing up under your ear lobe thats usaually how u can tell ifu have fluid in there because u can feel the fluid coming up near the opening of the ear