I get a ton of headaches! what could this be from?!


Question: I get a lot of headaches. this week especially. i get tension headaches and migraines. I can usually tell the difference but this ones different then the both of them. my jaw started hurting when i would open my mouth yesturday. now i have a headache along with it and when i open my mouth my headache feels alot worse. what is this from?


Answers: I get a lot of headaches. this week especially. i get tension headaches and migraines. I can usually tell the difference but this ones different then the both of them. my jaw started hurting when i would open my mouth yesturday. now i have a headache along with it and when i open my mouth my headache feels alot worse. what is this from?

The temporomandibular joints (TMJs) connect your lower jaw to your skull. There are two matching joints -- one on each side of your head, located just in front of your ears. The abbreviation "TMJ" literally refers to the joint but is often used to refer to any disorders or symptoms of this region. Such problems include popping sounds in the jaw, inability to fully open the mouth, jaw pain, headaches, earaches, toothaches, and various other types of facial pain.



Alternative Names
TMD; Temporomandibular joint disorders


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Many TMJ-related symptoms are caused by the effects of physical and emotional stress on the structures around the joint. These structures include the muscles of the jaw, face, and neck; the teeth; the cartilage disk at the joint; and nearby ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves.

For example, daily stress can lead you to clench and grind your teeth, both during the day and at night while you sleep. Clenching means you tightly clamp your top and bottom teeth together, especially the back teeth. The stressful force of clenching causes pressure on the muscles, tissues, and other structures around your jaw.

Many people who clench also grind their teeth. Grinding is when you slide your teeth over each other, generally in a sideways, back-and-forth movement. This action may wear down your teeth and be noisy enough at night to bother sleeping partners.

Poor posture can also be an important factor. For example, holding the head forward while looking at a computer all day strains the muscles of the face and neck.

Other factors that might aggravate TMJ symptoms are inability to relax, poor diet, and lack of sleep.

All of these stresses can result in "trigger points" -- contracted muscles and pinched nerves in your jaw, head, and neck. Trigger points can refer pain to other areas, causing a headache, earache, or toothache.

Other possible causes of TMJ-related symptoms include arthritis, fractures, dislocations, and structural problems present since birth.



Symptoms

Headache
Earache (the joint is located right in front of the ears and can easily be interpreted as ear pain; in addition, pain may be referred to the ear from nearby muscles)
Jaw pain or tenderness of the jaw
Dull, aching facial pain
Biting or chewing difficulty or discomfort
Clicking sound while chewing or opening the mouth
Grating sensation while chewing
Reduced ability to open or close the mouth

tired

You could be dehydrated, are you drinking enough water.

i started getting really bad headaches too, but it might be your eyes or something else! I'm getting my eyes checked soon to see if it was that...

Need glasses?

your hair is to long (heavy)

or

you need your wisdom teeth pulled

If you're stressing, the muscles around your jaw, may become very tight and cause headache pain. Doing exercises to strengthen and stretching these muscles could help, as well as trying to relax:)

But there might be other reasons for your pain.

If you usually drink a lot of caffiene, and have cut back, you might have headahces from caffiene withdrawal.

If the headaches continue for a week or more, you should go to your doctor.

Stress, dehydration, lack of sleep, you could be sick.

So, relax, drink more water, sleep more, go to your doctor if it gets really bad.

Meanwhile, ibuprofen.

I would say you need to get more sleep, drink more water and relax. Do everything you can to reduce stress.

Hope you feel better soon sweetie.

Good Luck

Tense? But when those muscles near ur brain on the side of your forehead have been tensed too long, the pain would start going along with the jaw. Or if you've been chewing heaps or bit something really hard, you would have strained those muscles. That's why i can't chew gum for long :P

You could be misaligned in your spine or neck...you can fix by visiting a chiropractor.

You could be allergic to a certain food. Record what you eat and see if your headaches coinside with a specific food you ate.

It could be stress. Try yoga or get a massage

It could be your eyes. See an opthamologist

Not enough rest,tired,thinking too much or a lot of stress.

i just asked the same question yesterday i think.
i was told to drink alto of and dont keep using the same Medicare because your body gets used to it and it stops working.
and i was told to go to the doctors just in case!

Could be a toothache or sinus.

you could have eye problems or be dehydrated or just tired sooooo drink water and if that doesn't help take a nap and if that doesn't help talk to an eye doctor

Maybee u need glasses?

Try 4Head

for tension headaches it acully works

stress

I'm the same :(
People have tried to tell me what this is down to and it's ranged from needing glasses to having chronic fatigue syndrome, although this depends if you're tired all the time like I am.
Google your symptoms :)

migraines from too much salt, msg, or maybe ur tired





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