I'm sorry to hear you're having such difficulties. Having seen many patients who are having the same problems that you are, your pain and dysfunction is related to specific muscular and orthopedic issues. Your comments about not being able to eat and talk correctly lead me to believe that a TMJ related facial pain syndrome is involved here. The... more

Hi, From the way that you describe your problems, you have a pretty good handle on what's going on. Undoubtedly, temporal mandibular joint issues are present. Often, at the same time, ear problems that need to be treated separately are present. In my many years of experience, I have found that the ENT doctors preferred to have a complete and th... more

All of your comments and replies are accurate, unfortunately. The whole issue of TMJ problems and how they should be treated has proponents in all fields of medicine and dentistry. To often only the hard diagnostic evidence is considered important. All too often, your feelings and personal concerns are given the short end of the stick. Patients... more