Tmj

Hi all,
My TMJ has flared it's ugly head and I was wondering if anyone knows of a good natural way of dealing with this?
TIA,
BQ

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Do you mean tibular mandibular joint disorder? I probably misspelled that... If so, any reason you don't want to see your doctor/dentist about it?

LOI, or lack of insurance. LOL

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If you haven't tried these things, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.
-Dr.Suess

Not to mention the fact that they normally put you on prednazone to relieve the swelling, and that stuff is bad news.

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If you haven't tried these things, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.
-Dr.Suess

i was going to say that if you can afford it anyhow, it's worth it. I had TMJ about 10 years ago, did not have to go on steroids at all.

Just got fitted for a mouthpiece. At that time, tmj wasn't covered by any insurance, so it was all out of pocket for me (or on credit card, as it was). I cursed it at the time, but I'm glad I did something about it. My jaw and the cartilage was pretty badly damaged, and I only went in when I finally couldn't open my mouth very wide. I still use a mouthpiece, although now it's for keeping my teeth from grinding together. But since my jaw is re-aligned, the grind-prevention mouthpiece does the job of both (keeps jaw aligned as well).

Only time I ever had to go on prednazone was for a seriously bad case of poison ivy (just got clipless pedals and went on a single-track). bad idea...

Heat.

I had a problem once and the dentist had me try to get rid of it myself first. I managed to do it with heat 4-5 times a day. Get one of those microwave heat packs or the like and wrap it in a damp towel. Also take an relaxer like asprin or whatever you choose. It took me about a week of being careful what I did and ate and lots of the mentioned heat, but it went away, and I've never had any more trouble.