nikjosh
04-22-2004, 09:31 AM
i also have ear pain. it is a weird pain.i cant put my finger in my ear without it hurting,the whole side of my head and face hurt when i even brush my hair.my ent checked my sinuses but he said he didnt think that was my prob. and my ears were fine. he said he heard cracking sounds when i opened my mouth and also when i would shut my mouth my jaw would shift.so he said he thought i had tmj.i have tried to become aware of what im doing and i have noticed that i clench my teeth alot.also ive had all my back teeth taken out and my partials are metal so i cant ware them.(am allergic to metal)the question i have is can tmj cause that kind of ear pain?also i have other weird pains.these are in my head,neck,shoulders,top part of back and will go into my chest.it feels like muscle spasms.can tmj cause this also? im sorry i have so many questions,it just hurts soooooo bad and i want some answers.i have called my dentist about the metal partials and she is trying to get me the flexable kind that is not metal.i can only chew on my left side because thats where i have the most teeth and my ent said that was a big cause of tmj.does any of this sound right?i trust my ent but i have seen alot of post here and you people are so caring and help so much.i thought i would run it by all of you. thank you for any help have a blessed day :)
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westin4
04-22-2004, 11:09 AM
nik,
Sounds just like me. I had the same thing about 2 weeks ago. I couldn't brush my hair or put mascara on my left side. I told my dentist it was like my hair was sore. He said it is nerve inflammation caused from tmj. The pain and soreness in the muscles, ligaments and such in your neck, shoulders, chest, back, all tmj. I have had them all for off and on for years, and now that I have been in this flare up, they have gotten so intense. Are you being treated for tmj or just by and ent? He may be able to recognize it's tmj, but he won't be able to treat it. I was wondering if you have partials if you have a splint also, or is this a new condition for you. I too am missing my last two teeth on both sides on the bottom, but I have them on the top and that has been a big problem. My mouth is very small and you can't tell the back teeth are even missing but the top ones seem like they don't have anyplace to rest without a splint in. I too only chewed on one side for about a year. That brings alot of problems also. I hope you can get treated for it if you are not being so now. Sounds like you have alot of tmj problems. I wish you lots of luck getting everything figured out.
Karen
Sounds just like me. I had the same thing about 2 weeks ago. I couldn't brush my hair or put mascara on my left side. I told my dentist it was like my hair was sore. He said it is nerve inflammation caused from tmj. The pain and soreness in the muscles, ligaments and such in your neck, shoulders, chest, back, all tmj. I have had them all for off and on for years, and now that I have been in this flare up, they have gotten so intense. Are you being treated for tmj or just by and ent? He may be able to recognize it's tmj, but he won't be able to treat it. I was wondering if you have partials if you have a splint also, or is this a new condition for you. I too am missing my last two teeth on both sides on the bottom, but I have them on the top and that has been a big problem. My mouth is very small and you can't tell the back teeth are even missing but the top ones seem like they don't have anyplace to rest without a splint in. I too only chewed on one side for about a year. That brings alot of problems also. I hope you can get treated for it if you are not being so now. Sounds like you have alot of tmj problems. I wish you lots of luck getting everything figured out.
Karen
lori j
04-23-2004, 03:29 AM
Check out the other thread here for ear pain, there is some of the same discussion going on in that thread. I also have many pains from tmj. The inflamation of that nerve can cause so much pain, my glands in my neck right now on the right side are so sore I cannot even lay my head on the pillow on that side.
westin4
04-23-2004, 11:26 AM
lori,
I noticed that the glands on my left side are so big and sore too. I just assumed it was from tmj, but I am glad to know someone else has that.
Karen
I noticed that the glands on my left side are so big and sore too. I just assumed it was from tmj, but I am glad to know someone else has that.
Karen