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Q: Do People with TMJ Experience Lumps on the Neck Muscles?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 9th, 2006

Do TMJ sufferers ever experience lumps in their neck muscles. I have a protruding lump on my neck that only appears when i tilt my head back and to the side stretching out the left side of my neck. The lump only seems to show itself when i have my neck in this position. Also it doesn't feel like a lump persay but more fiberous. Almost like strands of muscle which run from under the ear to my jaw, the lump gets bigger or smaller when i open and close my mouth, also it is more elongated running horizontally and can be felt when moving my fingers down my neck. anyways i am being long winded, do you think this is TMJ related or do you think it is something else. I have been to a ENT and he said all my glands and stuff were ok. I know you can't properly diagnose without seeing someone, but i am very worried and just would like some explainations and answers. Thanks!

Shane

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on March 27th, 2006

TMJ Answer A590

It doesn't seem that the lump in your neck is related to TMJ-syndrome. Any tumor-like formation (“lump”) on the neck, if present, is under ENT authority.

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theaccused

replied on March 24th, 2009

New User

TMJ

From you description, I think you might have tmj. I do not undrstand why the lump comes when you're head is in a certain position. When you open you're jaw the lump might get bigger because it is on your jaws' joint. Some symtoms of tmj are, headaches, pain where your ear is, dizziness, the clicking of the jaw when opened and closed,and a lump infront of the ear at the jaws joint. I am expirienceing severe pain to my jaw, and i have been blacking out every once in a while. You may have tmj for quiet a long time, some have had it for years. I hope it will go away anytime dureing my teenage years. I hope i have helped you all who are reading this, good luck with you're tmj, if you have it, thankyou for reading.

livelycadaver

replied on July 1st, 2009

New User

Hey man im not a doctor, but i thought my Eagles Syndrome was TMJ for a long time, the lump was below my ear and just behind the jaw, and it hurt constantly, sometimes causing headaches and such. negative for TMJ on Xrays , doc thought i was grindin my teeth. But a CT scan showed the elongated bone

mscactus

replied on October 22nd, 2009

New User

TMJ?

I've just been told that It is a very high possibility that I have TMJ. I developed a lump in the right side of my neck back in 2007 (might I add that this all started about 6 months after my 20 year old son passed away from cancer). After ultrasounds I was told that it was just swollen lymph nodes and that there was no problem. As a karaoke singer and I also work in a call centre where I talk for 8 hours a day - my voice just stopped working. My voice has been hoarse for about 8 weeks. Every time I sing, the next day I wake up with excrutiating headache and ear ache on the right side and so nauseous I can only walk around for a few minutes at a time then I have to lie down for most of the day and sometimes 2 days. Have been to the ENT specialist today who has said no nodules on the vocal chords, but overuse combined with possible TMJ. So what do I do now..?

catswold

replied on November 1st, 2009

Supporter

Lumps in the neck are frequently muscle knots, which in my opinion and experience, are directly associated with TMJ. Massage and moist heat do help.

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