Originally Posted by Blue lans

Hi everyone,

I have had TMJD for about 5 or 6 years now I am in the UK, I have seen specialists and they say it is muscular and not the actual joint, I have been given a hard mouth guard to wear 2 weeks ago. My main symptoms are ear problems. My ears feel blocked all the time with a faint ringing.

4 days ago my hearing went really funny, I couldn't hear bass properly, then the day after that the ringing turned into a loud roar. This morning when I awoke I can barely hear out of my right ear.

Last week I had a few really busy and stressful days, is it possible that I strained my jaw muscles somehow causing this flair up?

Does anyone know if this flair up will pass after some rest and return to where it was a few weeks ago?

I honestly cant live like this I am so scared and stressed, I hope it calms down. I have a follow up appointment in one month for my mouth guard but I hope it has calmed down a bit before then.