My Ears Pop>>>anxiety!

I have been feeling this way for 7 months now. It started when I went to the Dr. Last spring because I was feeling nauseas and he found that I have gastritis. I suffer from health related anxiety, i'm afraid of disease and dieing. I have been told that I have tmj also. I see and ent and today I am seeing a tmj specialist. I hope he can help. I believe that this is all stress related. I have cried for the past two days working myself up because I have to go to the Dr. One thing I did notice though, I didn't sleep well last night probably because of my fear. When I would wake up throughout the night I found myslef clinching my teeth. I do it and don't even realize it. My head today on the right side (same side as my tmj) has a tingling feeling. I also get a feeling...The only way I can explain it is it feels like when your stomach drops going down a hill...I get that feeling in my head. I believe it is stress and tmj. I am hoping that is what it is. I will keep you posted since we have such similar symptoms. Do you have problems with your ears? Mine are full all the time....Everytime I swallow it feels like my ears need to pop...Ringing in the ears, etc. These are all signs of tmj. I think the presure from clinching my teeth as much as I do causes my head to tingle/hurt on that side.

I hope I helped some, it's always nice to know someone else has the same symptoms as you do.....Peace of mind that you are not crazy!

Take care,

kelly

That sensation you feel in your head (like how your stomach would feel going down a hill) is exactly how I feel sometimes! I've had an mri done of my brain and it was normal. I also get dizzy. It's frustrating when you know something is wrong with you, but don't know what. I also have tmj -- well, not officially diagnosed, but both sides of my jaw pops when I eat or yawn or whatever. I get ringing in my ears, sharp pains down my jaw bone and in the hinge of the bone, and sometimes in my ear and down my neck. I think it must be from the tmj. I don't grit my teeth, but I do catch myself pressing my teeth together in a strange fashion -- starting from the back and pressing down and rolling around the front and pressing my bottom teeth to the back of my front teeth and then to the back on the other side in a big circle. I don't even know i'm doing it and then I will stop and catch myself.

I have health anxiety too and worry alot about disease and dying. I'm currently having chest pains (for 1 1/2 years) and trying to discover what they are all about. Ct scan of my chest in a couple of weeks.

Dianna

Hello,my anxiety started
a year ago. My throat tightens, my mouth gets dry, buzzing gets louder in my ears and I start getting realy dizzy,nausious, my back gives out and feel like im going to fall or pass out, I try to focus but everything and everyone around me seems to be moving faster and I cant focus .(thats why I dont go to malls) I didnt know it was anxiety until I kept being ask, are you having problems? Stress? Are you a nervous person? And finnaly it hit me, doctors make me feel this way.I had what I thought was a menieres attack, room spinning, throwing up and a lot of crying and the shakes, I realy thought I was dying, the only thing I had was motion sickness pills wich I took and that just knocks me right out, so that was a good thing. I was that way for four days and in an out of sleep.Slept in a sitting position and could not move my head, when I was able to get out of bed on my own it was to go to the emergency and the doctor I saw told me to keep taking the motion pills that it would pass, oct-nov-dec passed and still the same. I saw so many doctors and I knew they were tired of seeing me, but I was sick and tired of not knowing whats wrong with me,and they did nothing to help. Finnaly one of the doctors I saw in jan/04 told me it could have been a case of laberynthitis, some type of viral infection in my ears, the vertigo was bad and I was always nausious and dizzy. I finnaly saw an ent in feb/04 and he sent me for an mri in may/04 and he also recommended a tmj specialist because by then I had jaw and neck problems and could not chew my food. The mri showed liquid in my sinuses , not surprising I have enviromental allergies and I have tmj. I clench my teeth and have an over bite. I wear a mouthguard at night and a lot during the day. I get different types of headaches, most are sinuses related or on the temple. My ears always feel full and I hear sounds.When I swallow or yahn I hear a clicking sound. Sometimes my head feels like im wearing a swimmers cap its so tight, then its like pins and needles. My jaw hurts all the time, I always feel heat on the side of my face,in front of my ears, then its starts to tingle. The worse is when my neck gets tight and hurts and then I get a tremor from the back of my head down my back. I started physio for my my neck and jaw on thursday, allergy injections twice a weekand do still have problems with the vertigo , I do home treatments for the bppv. I still get freeky when I go to the hospital or see any doctors but im trying to find a way to get through that. I dont like taking meds.

Talking about it and knowing others have the same problem helps me cope better.
Edna.

What is a tmj?? Because ive been having pressure on my ears and pains from my head to my jaw and sumtimes down my neck??..Is is like deadily??????

I have vertigo also .. I try to keep the antivert on hand in case, but I heard you can take dramamine. Maybe that is what is causing you the dizziness still... Sounds like stress with the neck jaw and back of head.. Get your blood pressure checked, also you should have your sinuses checked for allergies.. Sometimes they can cause symtoms that you would not think they could . You can have allergies in the winter also . But definetly check the pressure.. I find that I get worked up about what is bothering me and it really makes matters worse.. Almost like phantom pain. Message boards sometimes can be the worst thing because we self diagnose .. But definetly get some excercise .. ,maybe yoga help you relax the body.

Thank you all so much for the information on anxiety. I do feel releived that something is wrong. I keep worrying I am having heart trouble since is very common at a young age in my family. I have been having anxiety since my grandmother passed about 5 years ago. I could be driving and start feeling dizziness and my ears begin to pop and my face goes numb. If driving I have to pull over real fast and I am so dizzy that I am nausea but it goes away in about 2 to 5 minutes.

I have noticed I was clinching my teeth alot. But I am wearing braces now and was hoping it was just tmj but, I am getting my braces removed next month and I am still experiencing this anxiety feeling. If anyone has suggestions to stop these symptoms I would be so grateful the feeling is miserable and very scary.

Cooper

If you worry about heart problems , go to your dr and get an ekg and your blood pressure checked. You may not have anything wrong with you , but if you don't get a drs ookaythen your mind still dwells on it . Its worth the trip to the Dr. Maybe they can give you a full physical also . Tell them what you are feeling regarding the anxiety . They may be able to recommend something to take . Start off with a low dose , and that may be all you need. I know I didnt want to go on meds , I am only taking 25 mg and so far I feel a better,, our mind can be our worst enemy , and clentching the teeth or tight fists are a way we react to stress .. Could be hormones . Don't self diagnose .. We never diagnose ourselves with something small . Good luck