TMJ - serious tinnitus and eye twitch Posted: 11-29-07 03:10am
Hi. I am new here. I have tmj and my major
problem is serious tinnitus. I have tried
physio and a splint but it doenst help
much. But recently I have been getting
blurred vision and when I push on the top
of my jaw bone (the bump that is next to
the eye) my eyes twitch tingle and
sometimes are painful, then my eyes water
a lot. I have been reading some of the
posts but have not come across anyone
mentioning this. Does this happend to
anyone else? Any solutions?
I really dont want it to get worse as the
twitching and eye pain seems to be. Any
comments? Thank you.
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thenotic44
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Posted: 11-29-07 03:21am
I thought I would add that my eye pain is
incredibly severe after a heavy night of
drinking. In the morning I am pretty much
unable to do anything and ice my eyes all
day as they are very sore. Does anyone
else get this too?
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 11-29-07 13:39pm
you may want to back off the drinking. not
a whole lot of us drink a lot. my eyes
twitch but most of the time its cause im
lacking magnesium or im tired. I have eye
blackouts but that is because the jaw is
near the trigeminal nerve which effects
your vision.
i have a suggestion of a treatment for
you. what all have you tried?
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thenotic44
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Posted: 11-29-07 15:22pm
regarding the eye watering twitching pain,
I have only tried physiotherapy where they
do inside the mouth work to try to relax
the muscles. the physio also works on the
muslce in my neck. thats all Ive really
tried. I wore a splint for a few nights
but it really felt like it was realigning
my bite for the worse because when I woke
up only my front teeth would touch when I
bit into something and it was very
annoying. what is the treatment? When I do
push on the jaw bone the eye twithces and
hurts but then the pain actually does
away. its as if I am reliving the muscle
of something.
Since this is the result of tmj, is there
any chance it could lead to serious eye
problems or is it jsut annoyong like the
tinnitus? Thank you for your time !
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 11-29-07 15:39pm
its more just annoying like tha tinnitus.
You should try neuromuscular dentistry--it
would properly align your bite and relax
the muscles. I can find you a really good
doctor.
splint therapy often feels like it aligns
your bite for the worse and it also
compresses the joint. since this sounds
like more of a muscular problem im willing
to bet that nmd can help and will. just
let me know what you want to do and ill
find you a doctor.
if you need anything you can pm me at any
time
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thenumber12
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Posted: 12-01-07 08:30am
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"splint therapy often feels like it aligns
your bite for the worse and it also
compresses the joint."
what do you mean by that? despite the
feeling, it does help to align the bite
right? because I'm planning on seeking
splint therapy. Though my reasons for
seeking treatment may differ from
thenotic44 I get eye twitches sometimes as
well.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 12-02-07 15:35pm
no splints dont align the bite at all.
they only put space between the teeth
jaming the condyle up further into the
joint.
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trajedi
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Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 58
Posted: 12-29-07 20:53pm
i was reading this post and felt like i
should add i have the same situation..my
eye twitches too on occasion when i snap
my jaw and i feel that the vision would be
100% again if my jaw was back 100% but
will that ever happen...Basically i have a
slight astigmatism now as a result of the
dislocated jaw leading me to glasses...The
eye that it effects is the opposite of the
jaw...The right tmj affecting the left
eye...Is that how it is for most people or
is it the tmj on the same side of the eye
it is effecting?
The reason why tmj is a muscular
disorder i believe is b/c of the nerve
compression...when the muscles are
loosened the nerves in the trigeminal area
are no longer compressed and there is less
stagnation and hence more blood flow
leading to less discomfort.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 12-30-07 15:37pm
I dont think that the astigmatisim is from
your tmd. An astigmatisim is the
thickening of the cornea and is not
effected by the jaw. the trigeminal nerve
may be affected but not the eyeball
itself.
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