Officially Diagnosed with TMJ

[threefirefour]

So we wear a mouth brace and then what it heals?

Well depends on the brace. If it's for bruxism, then it helps stop your muscles from grinding. If it's for tmj then the tmj joints heal as the jaw realigns.

 

[dpdx]

do you think we will ever be healed?

 

[dpdx]

Ugh, I hate TMJ its worse than Tinnitus.

 

[threefirefour]

Ugh, I hate TMJ its worse than Tinnitus.

I don't. rather get rid of the tinnitus than the TMJ.

 

[dpdx]

I don't. rather get rid of the tinnitus than the TMJ.

Why is that?

 

[threefirefour]

Why is that?

My TMJ doesn't hurt unless I touch it but the tinnitus is always going off.

 

[dpdx]

My TMJ doesn't hurt unless I touch it but the tinnitus is always going off.

You have to treat TMJ, you cant leave it, i read that it gets worse over time. My TMJ is just clicking sounds on both sides of jaw, its annoying.

 

[threefirefour]

You have to treat TMJ, you cant leave it, i read that it gets worse over time. My TMJ is just clicking sounds on both sides of jaw, its annoying.

Yeah but at least you can. Not with tinnitus.

 

[dpdx]

Yeah but at least you can. Not with tinnitus.

You have CBT and TRT therapy with dealing with Tinnitus. You get used to Tinnitus in 6-18 months and then it becomes nothing more than background noise. I dont hear it most of the time and when i do it dosent bother me. I am just scared about TMJ. I dont want one day to have locked jaw or something..

 

[threefirefour]

You have CBT and TRT therapy with dealing with Tinnitus. You get used to Tinnitus in 6-18 months and then it becomes nothing more than background noise. I dont hear it most of the time and when i do it dosent bother me. I am just scared about TMJ. I dont want one day to have locked jaw or something..

>TRT/CBT actually fixing the problem

*breathes in*

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

 

[dpdx]

You will habituate.

 

[threefirefour]

You will habituate.

1) Not always
2) That's not fixing it, that's living with it. TMJ is fixable. I'm glad I have it as an option for getting rid of my tinnitus.

 

[dpdx]

lol

 

[threefirefour]

lol

It's true. Having an avenue to fix tinnitus is a blessing, no matter what it is. That's why I'm mildly happy I have TMJ. Chances are it's related to that and fixing it will help. As fishbone said.

 

[dpdx]

It's true. Having an avenue to fix tinnitus is a blessing, no matter what it is. That's why I'm mildly happy I have TMJ. Chances are it's related to that and fixing it will help. As fishbone said.

Yeah if you treat TMJ your T will lower.

 

[Charles_T]

@threefirefour Stanford Hopital ENT just said I have TMJ last week but also mild high frequency hearing loss. They also have told me many reasons for my tinnitus so unsure about it all. Not sure if it's true about the TMJ but I do grind my teeth pretty bad and worth following up on. How do you treat that to try and reduce or fix tinnitus related to TMJ? Any hope is a blessing at this point. Do I go to a dentist or chiropractor for help with TMJ?
Thanks

 

[vermillion]

It's true. Having an avenue to fix tinnitus is a blessing, no matter what it is. That's why I'm mildly happy I have TMJ. Chances are it's related to that and fixing it will help. As fishbone said.

What are you waiting for?

 

[threefirefour]

What are you waiting for?

Nothing. At ortho right now.

@threefirefour Stanford Hopital ENT just said I have TMJ last week but also mild high frequency hearing loss. They also have told me many reasons for my tinnitus so unsure about it all. Not sure if it's true about the TMJ but I do grind my teeth pretty bad and worth following up on. How do you treat that to try and reduce or fix tinnitus related to TMJ? Any hope is a blessing at this point. Do I go to a dentist or chiropractor for help with TMJ?
Thanks

Probably a dentist first. Chances are it will help reduce tinnitus.