Tmj.....pressure On Sides of Head Posted: 01-17-06 19:02pm
Does anyone else experience that w/ there
tmj? It's above the ear on the side of
head. Is this a tmj area?
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jewel1
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Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 29 Location: australia
Pressure On Sides of the Head Posted: 02-23-06 16:00pm
Hiya , yeah I sure do it varies ,
sometimes there sometimes , right round
the ear. (going to an ent who cleans your
ears out with a vacuum type thing hasnt
helped).
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catswold
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Posted: 02-24-06 11:40am
Brandee,
that pressure is just an unfortunate
symptom of tmj. If it's just pressure,
be thankful, because it can also be
painful like a migraine. If it really
bothers you, a muscle relaxant might work,
but i'm only guessing. Massage is
another possible treatment.
Carol
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bmaustin
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Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 23 Location: Mississippi
Pressure On Sides of Head Posted: 02-27-06 19:38pm
I get the pressure of both side of my head
and sometimes there
is swelling there. My glasses make a
little indention across that
area and it very painful at times.
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Fightinibis
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Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Alabama
Posted: 03-29-06 12:58pm
I have it...Around the temple area and
above, and I was just diagnosed by an ent
with the condition.
Also agree with the previous poster than
said ear claeing has not abated the
problem.
Question for you guys though. I have
extreme taste bud overload in the affected
side of my mouth. When I first eat or
drink something and it hits that area, it
is almost unbearable. Anybody experience
this?
Thanks, mj
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catswold
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Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Posted: 03-29-06 14:26pm
Wow, that's a new one on me. I've always
had a very sensitive tongue and sometimes
have to use orajel or numzit or something
like that. What did the ent say about
your tongue? My sensitivity is from
rubbing against teeth (small mouth, big
teeth, normal sized tongue), bite splints
and everything else and just got sore too
easily. I wish I could help you. :(
carol
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Fightinibis
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Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Alabama
Posted: 03-29-06 15:40pm
Thanks anyway carol.....If you were
responding to me.
I am certain that his diagnosis of tmj is
accurate, I fit all of the signs and
symptoms and I am sore all on that side
with a history of grinding, chewing ice,
etc. (bad habit I better quit now for
sure!).
To be honest though, this (for lack of a
better phrase) sensory overload of what I
assume to be taste buds deep in my mouth
to the right where the "tmj" is allegedly
affecting my jaw on the outside is simply
getting unbearable....I can deal with the
soreness and headaches, but this almost
makes all eating and drinking an exercise
in futility because I am getting to where
I don't want to because of the pain.
Ugggghhhhh!!!
Anyway, thanks again.
Mike
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edina963
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Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 35 Location: canada
Posted: 04-02-06 16:15pm
Hi mike,,,its strange that youve mention
the taste bud overload, ive noticed my
problem before I was diagnosed with tmj.
My tongue could not handle anything. I
found that deep in the back /side of my
tongue there were these small lumps, I was
worried and had them checked, they told me
it was normal and not to worry, so I
figured that it had to be something that
made my buds react in a manner that was
frightning and very uncomfortable. I
started examining what I was putting in my
mouth the mouthwash I was using was to
strong, then it was my toothpaste, then
the food I was eating, then what I was
drinking....It was along process but I my
buds are getting use to the change. I
dilute and eliminate things. Its funny
how tmj can cause so many different
problems. Hope you solve yours.
