Severe Jaw Pain On Left With Constant Aches Posted: 10-12-06 18:00pm
needing advice on condition. Have been
wearing a night guard for years and have
had no significant problems until
recently. For the last few months left
sided jaw pain has gotten relentless. I
have pain for a few weeks and then it may
die down. Jaws ache and feel fatigued,
radiates down into my glands.Ice and heat
neither one get rid of the pain
completely. Have seen my dentist and fp,
with not much help. Just had jaw xrays
today, but cannot get into the tmj clinic
in my area for another month. Often if I
tap on my jaw I get a tingle that shoots
down thru my lip. Just wondering if
anyone else has had similar problems and
what to do?Please help.
Momjsta
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catswolds
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Michigan
Posted: 10-14-06 15:31pm
Hi momjsta,
i'm sorry to read that you are
experiencing more problems with your tmj.
Everything you described I have had at
one time or another, sadly.
It really sounds like something caused
your tmj to flare up and it could be a
host of reasons - additional stress,
problems getting a good night's sleep, ate
something too chewy or hard, yawned too
big, pillow or mattress might need
changing, bite splint may need adjusting,
change in medications - the list goes on
and on.
If I were you, i'd call the tmj clinic and
practically beg them to please see you now
as you are in a lot of pain. Take your
bite splint as it may need adjusting or
depending on its age, replacement.
I just wrote you in private message, not
knowing that you had responded to my first
post. Thank you for writing, I am trying
to do most of those things already.
Changed to soft foods, finally got some
pain relief from just going to the er one
night and telling them that I couldn't
stand another minute of the pain. My jaw
has died down a little, the only thing
that was really freaking me out was the
pain in my gland on the left. Which by
the way is the side that prominently hurts
anyway. The clinic still cannot see me
any sooner, that's okay I can deal until
then. I see my fp tomorrow and hope to
get an mri ordered to check further on the
joint. Thank you for your input and feel
free to write anytime.
Thanks
momjsta
needing advice on condition. Have been
wearing a night guard for years and have
had no significant problems until
recently. For the last few months left
sided jaw pain has gotten relentless. I
have pain for a few weeks and then it may
die down. Jaws ache and feel fatigued,
radiates down into my glands.Ice and heat
neither one get rid of the pain
completely. Have seen my dentist and fp,
with not much help. Just had jaw xrays
today, but cannot get into the tmj clinic
in my area for another month. Often if I
tap on my jaw I get a tingle that shoots
down thru my lip. Just wondering if
anyone else has had similar problems and
what to do?Please help.
