I hear a click everytime I chew --?!
Question: I hear a click somewhere behind/under my ear everytime I chew. It's annoying but it doesn't hurt. Does anyone know why this is happening or what I can do to stop it?
Answers: I hear a click somewhere behind/under my ear everytime I chew. It's annoying but it doesn't hurt. Does anyone know why this is happening or what I can do to stop it?
You're hearing your templar mandibular joint click. You most likely suffer from TMJ. If you clench or grind your teeth while you are sleeping that's what's causing it. Many people experience periodic pain from TMJ. You can get a mouth guard to sleep with at night. It will minimize the stress on the joint.
edit: Perhaps it is just developing. Quite frankly, it sounds like it has, when it's left alone for a while, you'd be feeling pain similar to an ear infection.
Its your jaw, it occurs when you open your mouth too long, its a simptom of something called tlc talk to your dentist.
go to the doctor u might be developing lockjaw
TMJ - go see your dentist...
(Temporomandibular Joint )
giggle @ tlc ^^^^
You probably have TMJ - temporomandibular joint disorder. Ask your dentist about it.
beats me...my sister has that problem.
it's called TMJ or ticking in the jaw. I have the same problem and have ever since I was 17. It happens (at least in my case) when you break a cartilage disk in the joint between your bottom jaw and your skull and it doesn't heal back correctly or heals very slowly since cartilage has very little blood flow going to it. It usually doesn't hurt... it's just annoying when you click when you chew.
There are surgeries available but there is a risk of facial paralysis so you're better off just clicking if it's not causing any pain.
Note: my step dad is a dentist and he doesn't deal with this type of injury. I had to go to an ear, nose, and throat doctor. I had a mouth guard but it was really annoying to sleep with.
I also had a problem with my jaw locking up where I could only open my mouth a half inch at best... after that stopped I had TMJ, and still do almost 10 years later.
This is commonly called a TMJ problem. Call your dentist for an appointment and you will receive an evaluation of your bite. Your dentist will recommend an occlusal guard (nightguard). Wearing this while you sleep will prevent damage from any clenching or grinding that you may be doing. Sometimes people internalize stress. We take it out on our bodies somehow, and for some, that means nocturnal teeth clenching and grinding. This puts stress on the jaw.
Good luck.
I think it is probably just a fluid build up in your ear and when you move your jaw it makes the noise. I do not think it is anything to worry about unless it persists.
I have the same problem it happened a few times , most recently it happened Sat. morning and it locked in place , and right now its still locked , be carefully and don't keep it open very long .
I had that problem for years. In my case it was because I was pulling my jaw in, so my incisors wouldn't hit. I finally got a bite opening appliance so my jaw could find a more normal position.
that exact same thing happens to me once in a while. it is very annoying and some times scary. I really dont think its a problem unless it hurts. With TMJ there would be pain and hard for you to open your mouth wide. As for me, I just try to ignore it when it does happen. it usually stops the next time I eat or the next day. Its kindof like when your knuckles crack or your knees crack when you stand up, except its your jaw that is cracking.
If it just started you may have just irritated your jaw somehow.
Did you maybe do a lot of singing or chewing of something tough or gum or go to the dentist or something.
I would just keep an eye on it and possibly take some ibuprofen.