Marina Moon

TBH i'm not sure if this is really improvement as the pain is terrible...

Well it atleast shows it can change, and that your symptoms such as T might be resolvable if your TMJ is addressed.

@Tryn2BHopeful You're right, (T is still reactive though...) i should be looking at the bright side, because lately i hate living.

Oh man, I hate wasps so much. Did it hurt?

@TheCapybara when i got stung It! HURT! SO! MUCH! I was walking under a tree with low hanging branches and it fell in my hair. at first i thought it was a leaf until I picked it out and it stung my thumb. I ran back home wailing....At least it wasn't my face or neck! it's the third day now, so my thumb is just sore, but still slightly swollen.

@Tryn2BHopeful Hi, thanks for asking. Mental health hasn't been good. The pain spread from my face to my neck/shoudlers/back and i'm in constant pain, plus tingling in my arms and legs. Then i was stung by a yellow jacket recently, which intensified everything i was already feeling and i had a breakdown yesterday. I wish i had good news to share, but i'll try to stay strong, thank you. I hope you're doing ok too!

@Tryn2BHopeful I'm gonna start seeing doctors in November, hopefully they'll help me!

@Mo8409 Thank you T_T We're all strong for enduring through this awful thing. The resilience to edure is a powerful one.

@Juliane You're so right T_T <3 I'll keep trying my best. People's conditions should never be disregarded because we don't look stereotypically ill. As if we need to walk about with bandages strapped around our heads and wear eye patches just to be taken seriously...When people are in constant pain everyday, it should be looked into because something is clearly not right.

We get it. =( Hang in there. ❤️

Sorry that she is saying that to you :-(

One day at a time. ❤️

@SarahMLFlemmer <3

Aww.

It’s hard because there can be many different causes just like normal tinnitus. Mine is caused by venous sinus stenosis.

Take what you can get... habituation is the next best thing to it going away

@Tryn2BHopeful Sometimes I wonder if I should just be thankful because at least it's not exploding electricity going off in my head like it was in June or roaring in July.

@TheCapybara My dad has T and it doesn't affect him (he has NEVER talked about his T until I told him about mine) He has changing pitches and volumes, guzzles coffee all the time, and takes NSAIDs. But my dad has other problems that bother him more, like a hernia. But he also has, i would say, an otherwordly optimistic personality, not to say he doesn't have down days.

I miss the days of cuddling with my kids and watching cartoons.

@Tryn2BHopeful Thank you! When I finished my test, i thought i failed because my instructor didn't ask me to do a 3 point turn! (I practiced so many over the weekend too!) But i guess they don't do that anymore, maybe haha XD Good luck to your son!

@Tryn2BHopeful Aww, that's sweet. After these last few months, i've been watching more movies with my dad, also with my mom, to distract me from my pain and comfort me. It's a nice thing.

@kingsfan That would be a dream come true, for real. He was arrested for assaulting someone before, but his lawyer essentially blamed the victim for 'not being able to handle a few punches,' and was let off with just community service, it's so insane.

If I was in your shoes maybe I would think the same, so fair enough.

@Marina Moon It sounds like he's battling his own demons, so maybe things aren't so great for him behind the facade

What are your TMJ symptoms?

@SarahMLFlemmer trigeminal neuralgia pain (2+ months, but stopped), ear pain & popping, bilateral tinnitus, pain in neck & shoudlders & spine, nausea & vomiting (that stopped), pain in face (all day long, everday, it hurts so much), clicking (stopped), my bite fluctuates all day, burning facial features (tongue, eyes, sinuses), sensitive teeth, lock jaw (fluctuates throughout the day)

@SarahMLFlemmer Every day my parents tell me doctors can't help me, and it feels like i have to fight two battles . Making it through the day and defending my experience that it's real and making me miserable.

I know everybody is different - but it didn’t make mine any worse

@hopefuldede Hi, thank you for the hope. I did notice one sound of mine spike, hopefully it will go down to baseline when this is over. My dad, also has covid, has really bad ear pain (sharp stabbing) and said his T did increase too. My ears ache, but not like his. Hopefully, this nightmare ends for all of us soon.

@Ryan Scott I took an at home Covid test (positive result) but don't know the strand, sorry! But I guess it would be one of the newer ones :( considering me and my dad have similar symtpoms, including fever, chills, body aches, malaise, coughing, ear pain (his is worse than mine) and an increase in T. My eyes also burn, but his doesn't.

@Juliane Thank you for the encouragement <3 Currently everyone in my family has it and we're all suffering T_T My sore throat subsided, it felt like swallowing something sharp. I'm not 100% better yet, but now I feel well enough to walk around a bit and sit in a chair to watch some shows. Thank you again!

@Marina Moon I am sorry to hear you and your family are suffering but glad to hear you are now seeing improvement. The sore throat is so painful, I remember the feeling. Wish you a speedy recovery!

@Mo8409 I will always remember this when I feel down, and even when I'm okay. We never went anywhere, we're still here. Thank you <3

@Lurius Please don't give up <3

@ECP Some moments i find myself ok, other times i can handle my symptoms, then sometimes I crack a little. Thank you. Strenght to everyone as well!

Likely, I had Covid before all this and was fine.

@Tryn2BHopeful Thank u for the encouragement! His O2 stat is 93 and my mom is going to buy an antiviral med tomorrow, in case any of us need it. There's an uptick in covid cases, stay safe!

Oh yeah

Oh yeah x2

@Tryn2BHopeful sometimes i think if they experienced what I did then they'd be scared too T_T They also want to choose the right dentist, my dad had bad experiences with dentists (in the past and present) and wants to find one that will be good and not just want to take our money.

@jimvee Yup, they're in charge. It's not that they're denying me medical treatment, but are hesitant and stubborn about taking to me a dentist. They cancelled an appointment (that I begged for) because my dad didn't want them to do a CT scan on me (because of radiation) MRI is okay tho.

@4Grace I'm so sorry, i hope you're feeling better :( I know the feeling...my face hurts more when I get all worked up...My mom tells me all the time 'you look fine' but we're physically hurting on the inside LITERALLY. It's invisible pain...

I have no idea what that is... but good luck.

@Tryn2BHopeful Thank you! I will try my best! Activities like swimming, collecting seashells, watching mermaid/beach movies, plus books, incorporating more blues and shimmery colors into everyday things, those kinds of things :D I can't go snorkeling (my favorite!), but hopefully next year. Oh, and recipes too! I wanted to make my own clam chowder this year.

@jimvee Oooh nonfiction is cool! And those are very impressive topics! I enjoy history too! I'm currently interested in Celtic cutlure and slowly learning more about it. Along with Colonial america, and whaling history XD What do you like?

Hahaha I love the specific topics, interesting!! Sounds like you have a really diverse taste. Is there a specific reason you're getting into Celtic culture? Such a great goal to see the Wicked musical one day!! I'm looking up all the titles you mention and they look really cool. I don't have much fantasy reading experience. Is there anything you'd recommend to a noob?

@jimvee It was my interest in mythology that led me to Celtic culture, faeries and folklore XD If you're new to fantasy then I'd recommend works by Neil Gaiman! Good Omens is really good, and it was made into a TV show. David Tennant (who played the tenth Doctor in Doctor Who) is in it :D

Amen.

T just makes it more so.

I know. Hang in there.

@Tryn2BHopeful Hi, tbh I'm not sure. When my jaw stopped clicking, my bite became misaligned & the pain got worse. The pain subsided over the last few weeks and my bite evened out again, but I fear both of my TMJ discs displaced because I don't think my left disc recaptured itself and now my right jaw makes cracking sounds. However, I need imaging to confirm that and I need to find an entirely different dentist now.

@Tryn2BHopeful My tinnitus is kind of better, in somes ways (I'm always scared of jinxing myself when I say things got better lol) But I think it's been pretty low lately, I still hear it over other sounds, but it gets softer in quiet rooms. My ears still pop to sound, and it's still really annoying. Thank you for asking, how are you doing?

@Marina Moon Sounds hopeful... myself.. I think I am just getting used to it, but I guess thats better.