I need some Jaw help any dentists, doctors or health professionals?!


Question: I need some Jaw help any dentists, doctors or health professionals!?
What have I done to my Jaw!?
Amonth ago my jaw started clicking when i opened my mouth or moved it side to side then one day i opened it and it locked then the following evening it locked again and it hurt after wards for a while it locked three more times the following day and is constantly clicking when i move it and also hurts a bit

Then it has started with a grinding/grating noise when i move my jaw sideways as well as a popping sort of clicking noise but i can open it as wide as usual it used to just be n the left side but today i have noticed aching and grinding on the right side of my jaw too!.
i was thinkng it culd be my wisdom teeth but it didnt start off as a tooth or mouth ache but since last nite my right back tooth started aching and my whole jaw aches now but not all the time just from time to time!. When i eat anysort of food it clicks and often locks!.
also when pressure is applied to tmj joint and i try to open it it locks!. also when i look down and try to open it, and when im lying on my back and i try to open it, it locks!.
anyone know what culd be wrong!?
It constantly aches and clicks, when it locks i move my bottom jaw to the right then to the middle (when it clicks when it goes out and back again its unlocked)
Often I try to open it and it locks and when i try to move my bottom jaw out and back in again(using my muscles) i hear a sort of airy, watery sound and it takes a long time to get unlocked again
I went to the doctors and they sed go to the dentists so im waiting for that appointment!.
any help wuld be realli appreciated
thanks xxWww@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I had exactly the same thing and it is horrible! I feel your pain! I saw the doc who referred me to an ENT specialist to make sure nothing was wrong with my ears first!. All was well so i saw my dentist who made me a splint to wear when sleeping!. It's a small plastic thing that you wear on your upper row of teeth!. It was very comfortable and after a while I forget I even had it in!. It stopped me clenching my teeth at night and stopped any uneccessary pressure on my jaw and meant that when sleeping my jaw was totally relaxed!. After a week my jaw pain was so much better and eventually it went away!. I still have a slight grinding noise in my ears when i open my mouth but no jaw pain!

While i was waiting to see the dentist i took ibuprofen and put hot pads on the side of my face to help relieve pain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

i had this also what i did was i used hot and then cold packs on the spot - it made it go away 100 % i used them 7 times a day every day - it will loosen up the muscles and make it go awayWww@Answer-Health@Com





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