Die, TMJ disorder, die!!!

[dennilfloss]

Dentist gave me my nightguard this morning. Now to get used to wearing it during sleep.^_^

http://www.imagebam.com/image/8cf84285363547

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_disorder

 

[NuclearNed]

I've had few actual injuries that are as agonizing as TMJ.

It doesn't usually bother me, but when it does it's awful.

 

[Kev]

TMJ is the worst

 

[TechBoyJK]

have it.. had surgery for it too. surgery stopped my jaw from locking (would lock 100's of times a day).. but I can still pop it out of place. and sometimes it just gets so tense. ugh..

 

[HydroSqueegee]

* Biting or chewing difficulty or discomfort
* Clicking, popping, or grating sound when opening or closing the mouth
* Dull, aching pain in the face
* Earache
* Headache
* Jaw pain or tenderness of the jaw
* Reduced ability to open or close the mouth
* Tinnitus
* Neck and shoulder pain



.... fuuuuuuuuuuuu...

guess i need to go to the doctor. thaks for pointing out what its called. had this problem for a decade now.


Many report TMJ dysfunction after having their wisdom teeth extracted

thats about the time frame it started.... gah!

 

[moshquerade]

more like "Die, TMD, die".

you'd like the Disorder to go away not the Joint itself

 

[fleabag]

I have TMJ, to alleviate the problem I have to force myself to smile in order to re-align the jaw.. It seems like a lot of member of my family have had TMJ but over time the symptoms go away which I find to be a little odd.

 

[TheVrolok]

I've had few actual injuries that are as agonizing as TMJ.

It doesn't usually bother me, but when it does it's awful.

This. It comes and goes for me, but when it's acting up it's awful. I probably should get some sort of guard (as I grind my teeth quite a bit subconsciously), but I don't know how I'd be able to sleep with one.

 

[lxskllr]

I have it, but it currently isn't acting up. Sometimes I can barely open my mouth, but it's been awhile since it was that bad.

 

[moshquerade]

I have TMJ, to alleviate the problem I have to force myself to smile in order to re-align the jaw.. It seems like a lot of member of my family have had TMJ but over time the symptoms go away which I find to be a little odd.

It's difficult here to get anyone to learn anything.

We all have a TMJ. In fact we all have two of them. What you have is TMD, a disorder of the joint. It sounds like your temporomandibular joint goes into subluxation. (the joint dislocates and you have to work to get it back in place). Ways to prevent this from happening are to not open your mouth widely like during a yawn or eating something like the main menu item at Subway. Also, don't tire the joint by chewing gum for a long time.

 

[Wag]

I have Trigeminal Neuralgia which also exacerbates my TMJ. You want pain? Have Trigeminal Neuralgia. Fun stuff.

 

[TheVrolok]

I have Trigeminal Neuralgia which also exacerbates my TMJ. You want pain? Have Trigeminal Neuralgia. Fun stuff.

I've seen a patient with Tic Douloureux, that's just awful. Out of curiosity, have you found any treatment that works, even if only in part? Have you thought about/tried any of the surgical routes?

 

[Wag]

I've seen a patient with Tic Douloureux, that's just awful. Out of curiosity, have you found any treatment that works, even if only in part? Have you thought about/tried any of the surgical routes?

Neurontin seems to work to some extent. It only took me about 10yrs to be diagnosed properly- I was diagnosed with migraine headaches and was treated improperly for that long. I was in constant pain until I was lucky enough to find a neurologist who knew his shit.

 

[TheVrolok]

Neurontin seems to work to some extent. It only took me about 10yrs to be diagnosed properly- I was diagnosed with migraine headaches and was treated improperly for that long. I was in constant pain until I was lucky enough to find a neurologist who knew his shit.

Yeah, it's definitely one of the most commonly misdiagnosed afflictions out there.

 

[fleabag]

It's difficult here to get anyone to learn anything.

We all have a TMJ. In fact we all have two of them. What you have is TMD, a disorder of the joint. It sounds like your temporomandibular joint goes into subluxation. (the joint dislocates and you have to work to get it back in place). Ways to prevent this from happening are to not open your mouth widely like during a yawn or eating something like the main menu item at Subway. Also, don't tire the joint by chewing gum for a long time.

TMJ is a wide spectrum of disorder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_disorder

If you type in TMD into wikipedia, you land on the TMJ site..

 

[moshquerade]

TMJ is a wide spectrum of disorder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_disorder

If you type in TMD into wikipedia, you land on the TMJ site..

The initials TMJ do not alone stand for any disorder. That stands for temporomandibular joint.

 

[Wag]

http://www.orofacialpain.com

If anyone lives in the Boston area and suffer from chronic headaches, or any type of chronic head/face/neck pain I highly recommend the Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center . They are one of the largest clinics of its type in the world. They helped me in a big way.

 

[Amused]

The initials TMJ do not alone stand for any disorder. That stands for temporomandibular joint.

Fight it, Mosh! Fight the man!!!

Seriously, though, you're fighting a commonly accepted term. It's like trying to hold back the ocean with a spoon.

 

[destrekor]

TMJ is a wide spectrum of disorder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_disorder

If you type in TMD into wikipedia, you land on the TMJ site..

You continue to prove yourself a fool. I for one applaud your comical efforts of arguing with an individual who is in the oral medical field (dentistry, iirc).

Also, your failure to even read the first line of your source is indeed hilarious.
TMJD, TMD, or TMJ syndrome.

Without that "syndrome" word, TMJ is simply referring to a joint. As mosh already stated.

 

[destrekor]

Fight it, Mosh! Fight the man!!!

Seriously, though, you're fighting a commonly accepted term. It's like trying to hold back the ocean with a spoon.

And also fighting fleabag.
Which is like... well actually, can't even quantify the failure with that one.

 

[scott916]

I sleep SO much better when I wear my night guard. I actually have long lucid dreams.

 

[dennilfloss]

Did you have some minor gag-reflex issues the first few days/nights?

 

[fleabag]

You continue to prove yourself a fool. I for one applaud your comical efforts of arguing with an individual who is in the oral medical field (dentistry, iirc).

Also, your failure to even read the first line of your source is indeed hilarious.
TMJD, TMD, or TMJ syndrome.

Without that "syndrome" word, TMJ is simply referring to a joint. As mosh already stated.

jesus just stfu already. It's perfectly acceptable to say I'm suffering from TMJ. Show me a doctor on a TV show correcting someone who said "TMJ" and telling them to instead say "TMJ SYNDROME" and I"ll kindly eat my words.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I had it really bad and also had to wear a mouth guard 24/7 for four months to realign my jaw. Took a while to speak normally. Every month I had to go visit the doctor and he's thin down the mouth guard.

After four months, I wore it just nightly then one day my dog chewed it up. Haven't had any bad symptoms since.

 

[jeanclaude]

jesus just stfu already. It's perfectly acceptable to say I'm suffering from TMJ. Show me a doctor on a TV show correcting someone who said "TMJ" and telling them to instead say "TMJ SYNDROME" and I"ll kindly eat my words .

snip <I"ll kindly eat my words> presumably with a large can of sardines and some Costco pasta.

Fleatard, once again you choose to argue with someone who clearly has more expertise and/or information. Ask a doctor and he/she will use the proper name. Just because popular media / lay people have chosen to drop the syndrome portion does not make it any less incorrect. It happens all the time. Why do you find that so threatening?