TMJ Symptoms – Do You Show These Symptoms of TMJ?
While there are many TMJ symptoms, we’ll cover the top 5 in this article, and what you can do to relieve yourself of the pain of TMJ. Let’s get right to it and go over our top TMJ symptoms. 1. Jaw Pain/Jaw Muscle Pain – This is the most common complaint of TMJ sufferers. This is because the joint is damaged and weak, causing the jaw muscles to spasm. This can be incredibly painful and last for days or even weeks. 2. Headaches – Because the jaw muscles have been spasming it sends pain up around the ear and around the jaw to the back of the head causing excruciating headaches. 3. “Clicking” or “Popping” of the jaw – This usually only happens when you’ve had some kind of trauma to the jaw. However, over time the damage to the TM joint can cause it to click or pop when moving side to side. This also will result in the jaw “locking” into a certain position. 4. Tooth Pain – This is usually some kind of tooth pain near the back of the mouth. In reality, it’s not really tooth pain. This pain i
