also, I forgot to mention, I live in the mountains in Colorado, 10,000 feet. It's been very cold here lately, average highs in the teens. I spend a lot of time outside in and out of my car. I feels as if the cold is making my jaw ache even more. Is this typical?

I just found this board and am very grateful to find others out there with this disorder. I was diagnosed about a year ago with TMJ. It just so happened I was talking to a dentist while working on his computer (I repair computers for a living), we started talking about his speciality, TMJ, and next thing you know I was telling him of my symptoms... more