Comments on: TMJ (bleah) http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2006/06/19/tmj-bleah/ film of the day's events, developed quickly for review Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:40:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2006/06/19/tmj-bleah/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Adam Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:09:33 +0000 http://www.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2006/06/19/tmj-bleah/#comment-481 Yah, in the past it's pretty much gone away of its own accord. I'm taking a little ibuprofen, too. L: I suspect I'd be aggravated if a healthcare provider counselled against something I <b>knew</b> I needed, but in this case, his reasoning made sense to me and I wasn't so sure of my rationale as to get annoyed. And as it turned out, he was right. Yah, in the past it’s pretty much gone away of its own accord. I’m taking a little ibuprofen, too.

L: I suspect I’d be aggravated if a healthcare provider counselled against something I knew I needed, but in this case, his reasoning made sense to me and I wasn’t so sure of my rationale as to get annoyed. And as it turned out, he was right.

]]> By: billmarrs http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2006/06/19/tmj-bleah/comment-page-1/#comment-480 billmarrs Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:01:06 +0000 http://www.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2006/06/19/tmj-bleah/#comment-480 I'd been having some ear pain the last few years. I asked a doctor about it who then looked at my ear and said it was fine. Last month, after a particularly bad episode, I did some searches and found stuff that said it may be "referred pain" from my jaw/TMJ. In fact, the ear pain I was having was right next to the jaw joint. So, the next time I got it, I started massaging my jaw and temples and it went away pretty fast. But, since then, my jaw now bugs be sometimes. So, I seem to have traded symptoms. But, it also shows how psychological it is for me. I found this site useful: http://www.tmj.org/ They basically say that TMJ goes away and most treatments for it don't work that well. They warn against doing anything that's invasive or permanent in nature. So, I've been just trying not to worry about it, telling myself it will go away. And, it mostly has. Except, I just noticed it again when I read this! I’d been having some ear pain the last few years. I asked a doctor about it who then looked at my ear and said it was fine. Last month, after a particularly bad episode, I did some searches and found stuff that said it may be “referred pain” from my jaw/TMJ. In fact, the ear pain I was having was right next to the jaw joint. So, the next time I got it, I started massaging my jaw and temples and it went away pretty fast. But, since then, my jaw now bugs be sometimes. So, I seem to have traded symptoms. But, it also shows how psychological it is for me.

I found this site useful:

http://www.tmj.org/

They basically say that TMJ goes away and most treatments for it don’t work that well. They warn against doing anything that’s invasive or permanent in nature. So, I’ve been just trying not to worry about it, telling myself it will go away. And, it mostly has. Except, I just noticed it again when I read this!

]]> By: larissa http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2006/06/19/tmj-bleah/comment-page-1/#comment-478 larissa Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:07:24 +0000 http://www.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2006/06/19/tmj-bleah/#comment-478 If that were my dentist, I probably would've strangled him. Stress management helps a lot, but sometimes I still want a bite guard... If that were my dentist, I probably would’ve strangled him.

Stress management helps a lot, but sometimes I still want a bite guard…

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