DO YOU HAVE TMJ DYSFUNCTION?
COMMON SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH TMJ.
- Does your jaw joint make a popping, clicking or snapping sound when you
move it?
- Do you hear and/or feel a grating sound in your jaw joint on movement?
- Is the joint tender to external pressure? This can be assessed by manually
pressing the area in the front of the ear.
- Do you clinch and/or grind your teeth at night or during the day?
- Do you sometimes have difficulty opening or closing your mouth?
- If you have tinnitus (ringing in your ears), does the ringing sound
change in any way as you open and close your mouth while applying
external pressure to the joint?
- Do you have frequent episodes of vertigo and/or nausea?
- Do you have ear sensitivity and/or pain associated with sound?
- Do you have recurring ear aches for which the doctor can find no
apparent cause?
- Do you have recurring migraine-like headaches that do not respond to
migraine medicine and for which the doctor can find no cause?
- Are your neck and shoulder muscles constantly tense and/or painful?
- Do you have a recurrent knot in the muscles on the edge of your shoulder
blades closest to the spine?
- Do you feel chronically fatigued and/or depressed?
If you answered yes to any one or more of these questions, you may have a
TMJ disorder.
About TMJ
Diagnosis of TMJ
Treatment of TMJ
Tinnitus of TMJ Origin
The TMJ-Ear Connection
Research Confirms TMJ-Tinnitus Connection
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