ok, i need to know who else feels like this

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:23 am

Tammy Whammy and Deb Deb,
Thank you for the information. I got this orthodontic splint this time last year and was getting ready to go to a dentist speicalizing in grinding (I have a 12 mm overbite)when I took this job so far from home. Now I have to wait until the job finishes May2 to go to the dentist and the orthodontist wants me to go to a physical therapist who deals with TMJ and bruxism. I stopped my antidepessant because all the SSRIs cause grinding. I had not thought of an ENT guy. Thank you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:27 am

Is it low BP or low blood sugar? I never know if my BP drops but I get the shakes and get grumpy if my blood sugar drops. That I have checked. I get the shakes when my BS drops to 80. Usually when I had no protein and fat with my breakfast.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:24 am

I get tension headaches too. Mine squeeze the back of my head and go down into my neck.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:59 pm

OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH U GUYS. i know i can count on u guys... ok, now i know im not alone, and most of u are feeling or felt the same way.. im not familiar with TMJ, can anyone explain. my dentist said, i had lock jaw. is that the same. i dont grind my teeth though, at times though i have to tell myself to relax my jaw, cause it feels like im pressing my teeth together hard. then once i notice, i relax, then its better, but as far as these head feelings, and earplugs. im still learning how to deal with that.. some of u said its due to low blood pressure, never crossed my mind, now im gonna keep track of what i eat/ate when it occurs. and lack of fluids. i dont drink enough fluids as im suppose to so im gonna do that too. thanks again for all your advice. again, can someome tell me what TMJ IS?

MaryKay3 · Post by **MaryKay3** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:20 pm

TMJ stands for Temporomandibular joint. the actual disorder is TMJD. This is a disorder of the jaw in which bruxism(grinding)/and clenching, causes problems with the jaw bones and/or muscles in the surrounding area.
Over time, this tension on the joints cause the disc to displace and then you have bone on bone
rubbing together causing more pain and dysfunction. It also causes your bite to go
out of alignment which causes the grinding.

A dentist who specialized in TMJD can identify
the problem and offer a recovery plan to help
with the dysfunctional jaw. A lot of dentists
don't know much about it so your best bet is to find a dentist on the American Academy of Craniofascial Pain -they are accredited and have
taken classes for this disorder.

Hope this helps.