Jaw pains

last SG · 2007-09-25T21:00:01+00:00

Same here. TMJ - ask doctor for diclofenac sodium 25mg tablet, and famotidine 20mg tablet Ear ringing - your ear could be blocked...buy Rowa/Tropex ear drop...

WoBuPaNi SG

hi ive been having this really bad jaw pains for a week or so. it doesnt hurt when im talking but when i try to eat it hurts badly. i can say that my teeths are perfectly fine and i do not wear bracers. what can do about this jaw pain im having for over a week?

it is only the left part of the jaw that is painful the rightside of my jaw is perfectly normal. this pain came suddenly a week ago or so, now i dont know whether to see a GP or a dentist. Crying or Very sad

eagle SG

Check if u got ulcer inside?

gigabyte14 SG

maybe something got stuck?

Pion SG

Could be your teeth growing.

WoBuPaNi SG

nope.. my wisdom tooth are grown.. no ulcers..

honeymouse SG

Have a look at the link below to see if you have the symptoms. You might have to go and see a dentist. If it's really something to do with TMJ, neurofen might help for temporary measure to reduce the inflammation. Take care! Wink

http://members.optushome.com.au/physio/tmj.html

sand king SG

haha i got this and it sucks, mine is kind of bad, i got ringing in my ears :S

Its my right side that hurts, haha i went to see doc still cant do anything.
If want to correct it must go for opt, and the opt cant be 100% successful. Crying or Very sad

honeymouse SG

It will correct itself sometimes after a while. My husband got that a while back. He’s ok at the moment but he knows one day he will have to go under the knife to fix it altogether.

sand king SG

Oh, mine has been going on for about 9 months already.

Hmm... i try not to open my mouth too big so that the bone does not move too much, that means yawn with smaller mouth Laughing

i dont think i got the cash to go for an opt so im just living with it, at the moment that is.

honeymouse SG

Are you taking any anti-inflammatory like neurofen?

sand king SG

nope, i dont think mine is that serious, but it hurts alot when it get ''jammed''. And i read somewhere that one of the effects of TMJD is ringing in the ears which i have Neutral

honeymouse SG

It might help by taking anti-inflammatory tablets though to reduce the inflammation. If you do decide to take it, please make sure you have it with food.

It must be so agonising for you to have the ringing in the ears. You should go to the doctor again.

sand king SG

Haha, im kinda used to the ringing already, yea i got an appoiment in dec, one doc told me that when the jaw ''pops'' or ''jams''. Take a towel and soak it in warm water then place it at the spot. It will sooth the muscles around it. :s

I havent tried it out though, haha and i remeber last year i went to the orthodontist, to get checked up for my braces. She told my my bottom jaw was 3mm out of place from my top. She says it might get worst.

I think it has gotten worst haha.

dumbdumb! SG

i just got braces yest, last night was really anal

honeymouse SG

Ouch.... you poor thing. You definitely need to take something to reduce the inflammation. Little things help otherwise it can make the symptom worse.

Try to do some massage around that area with an ice pack (make sure there's no direct contact to your skin, use a towel to cover it) it might help too.

Chewing gum can help you to mobilise your jaw (some jaw exercise) too, but unfortunately Singapore has banned it. Sad

Whatever it is, I hope the pain and the ringing in your ear will go.

Do you have any back problem?

dakkon_blackblade SG

You might have strained a jaw muscle. I experienced a similar thing over a year ago. I went to see a dentist at a polyclinic snd it turned out that I had been clenching my jaw too hard during sleep (stress or something), and this over-exerted my jaw muscles, resulting in the strain.

The dentist just gave me some painkillers, and I had to endure another two weeks before the pain went away.

sand king SG

haha yea! chewing gum helps!
I use 2 fingers to rub the muscle.

Thanks, i hope it will go off too, i hate to go to the ENT and letting them tell me that my brain is not able to filter out the sound Laughing Makes me feel stupid when i was told that the other time i went to see the ENT

honeymouse SG

I can't believe you can live with it for 9 months!!! Shocked Shocked It would drive me nuts.

The reason I ask if you have any back problem as TMJ can sometimes relate to another condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis.

shinta SG

try eating semi solid food for a few weeks or mths?

i did that n now the pain's gone Very Happy

after er... 2 mths of semi solid food Laughing

sand king SG

nope, no back problems... so far :S

well, the only time i get irritated by the ringing sound is when im trying to sleep in a quite place or when watching live soccer late night when everyone is quite -.-

Tried it, i even tried eating on the other side which is not affected, still liddat, soooo i dont open my mouth big big till the joint pops can already.