TMJ Disorders: Symptoms

Dr. Moises Lustgarten, Pain Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, says TMJ is a painful condition that involves the temporomandibular joint. "That's a joint that is right in front of your ear, in the face." Some of the symptoms are severe pain contractions in the muscles of the face, pain when eating, pain when speaking, and sometimes the joint gets stuck when opening or closing the mouth.

He also explains sometimes it goes away on its own, and sometimes you require to see a doctor and to treat it.

[lucreziamorganti]

Everyone who suffers from Tmd: you should check if you have a TONGUE TIE first and get it released, that’s often the root cause other than posture. Lots of people have resolved chronic pain and issues just from getting the tongue released and doing mouth and body posture exercises along with tmj exercises.

[Countabledays]

I suffer from it for years because of stress !

[crystalmaze]

TMJ can be due to injury and jaw muscles and ligaments shifted to one side.

[Goodgolygosh]

I have this problem with intense pressure/tightness in my ears. It just started randomly and won’t go away. I’m scared it’s all in my head but the sensations are killing me and is causing my anxiety levels to sky rocket. Does anyone else feel this way or have any advice?

[jerzgarr]

I’ve been dealing with this pain for over 7 years … my jaw was dislocated on its own then a year later I had to get my wisdom tooth removed, it was such a bad experience I couldn’t go and get my other wisdom tooth removed felt like my jaw was going to be dislocated again. Now I can’t fly in planes because of my left ear the pressure made it literally feel like my head was going to explode. The dentist told me I grind my teeth a lot. Now fast forward to now I have pain on my left side of my jaw, behind my left ear, & left cheek. I can’t open my mouth fully only half way worse part i can’t yawn or my jaw will dislocate it’s such a horrible feeling I’ve been dealing with this pain for 7 years! I wouldn’t wish this pain on nobody, I feel like I’m just not that normal person I used to be, me having PTSD, anxiety, depression since losing my dad at 17 also hasn’t helped now I’m 31 . God bless & I wonder if I’m the only person that is dealing with this amount of pain 😢

[jonno_dbd]

I have suffered for 4 years now. It causes me to have really bad ear pressure and now i am constantly having to readjust my ear pressure by clicking my jaw. I’m always in pain. I hate it :((

[markvinci]

I am doing some research I don’t think this is what I have but two years ago started with this thumping or pinching feeling in left ear on and off for couple of months and I passed the hearing test and th specialist told me it is what is called an eardrum spasm caused by maybe caffeine or stress but there is that same feeling underneath the jaw and about every few months or so it will reoccur .Eardrops specifically for pounding or ringing seem to be the only relief .I wonder if you could maybe tell me a little more about these spasms and ore of how they occur and what is going on If possible

[paintingmania]

My 3rd molar is erupting dont know much about it but for past 2 days! I cant eat these is a very severe pain near my ear! And lower part of jaw and its painful! I can open my mouth wide! Or eat or chew! Worst pain ever i have seen

[tayhorsley]

😭 hurt so much my left jaw literally numb chewing u can tast the pain came out nowhere woke fin then RKO pain all through left side

[jakesta]

What do I do if I've had this for 3 years.. had mri scan and ct scan qlso x ray and they can't see anything.

[hexterzerda]

after eating chewy meat since last week. My right tmj hurts when I clench or open my mouth

[shoaibfarooq]

I don't have pain, but i make clicking sound and sometimes my jaw gets locked

[grzesiekszewczuk]

I got strange pain iside my head. It like presseure. I got mri scan and didn t show nothing. It is in differnt parts of my head. Sometimes on the top sometimes in the back of my head. Can it will be tmj ? Can some vitamins and herbs healp ?

[jhope]

I have a problem with tmj but I can't tretnment because I have no money

[nobody.]

I have TMJ from bruxism, now my face won’t stop retaining water. My face is so puffy, not only my jaw, I mean my whole face. is there some way to stop it? And also why am I retaining water?

[riaanand]

I have class 2 div 1 malocllusion. Can it cause tmj problem????