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TMJ Symptoms and Treatment

A friend of mine loves chocolates. He especially loves chocolates which have been frozen.

His wife, however, does not. This is because she suffers from TMJ, or Temporomandibular Joint syndrome. The cold of the frozen candy is a trigger for symptoms. Always interested in the ailments of people and how to cure them, I asked my friend’s wife to provide more detail about her condition.

Most TMJ sufferers experience the same or similar symptoms but some are always surprising. Or, at least this is what I have found in researching this condition to create my TMJ program.

TMJ refers to the temporomandibular joint, and is not a condition in and of itself but rather a disorder of the temporomandibular joint.

This joint serves an important function by allowing us to chew food, yawn and talk. Made up of blood vessels, muscles, nerves and bones, TMJs are located on either side of the face in front of the ears. The TMJ is what connects the jawbone to the skull.

You can find the joint by placing a finger in front of your ear and then by opening and closing the mouth. The jawbones actions are to open and close the mouth, act in a gliding action which allows the mouth to open wide and for acting as a hinge.

TMJ syndrome can occur when the joint becomes eroded and then slides out of alignment. Some medical conditions such as arthritis can cause damage to the cartilage making up the joint. An injury can also cause this syndrome.

TMJ disorders are also caused when overusing the joint. This is another reason your dentist may tell you not to grind or clench your teeth, in addition to tooth erosion. Sometimes people are born with this condition. The joint is irregular in development.

Triggers include: lack of sleep, stress, exposure to air-conditioning on the face, eating or drinking cold food and drinks, clenching the teeth repeatedly and leaning forward to view a computer screen causing poor posture.

TMJ disorders affect women more then men, with the total population affected about 5-15%. Some experts say the number is higher due to cases which go undiagnosed.

Some common symptoms include: Headache (most sufferers complain of this), pain or tenderness in the jaw, earache, pain in the face, clicking sound when opening or closing the mouth accompanied by pain (a clicking sound without pain does not necessarily mean you have TMJ), neck pain and difficulty opening and closing the mouth.

Surgery is rarely required and most of the things that cause this condition can be corrected. For example, your dentist can create a “bite guard” to help you keep from grinding your teeth.

In my friend’s case, his wife simply needed to avoid cold food and drink and direct exposure to cold air (cold air increases muscle contraction). I suggested to her that she try my TMJ and it worked! She was able to develop healthy habits to avoid the nasty symptoms of TMJ disorder.

In fact, I’ve received so many good reviews of my program, I’m overwhelmed by the reviews. If you haven’t found relief from TMJ syndrome and are looking for an answer, please try my program. If headache is a common symptom for you, I would also try my Migraine and Headache program.

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