hmmm.. sounds intense. thanks for the tip lordoftime. the pain was there when chewing and as said was up in joint of jaw felt like behind the ear. the pain appered when i was eating some chicken. i wont get it checked out jsut yet. its gone now and hasnt been back. would you recomend just being aware of it and eating softer foods just in case?
As someone who has to live with this for the rest of my life, I am on a soft food diet. I minimize my chewing, merely as a means of managing this disorder. It is really a life long management for me.
I am at a stage now where I can only manage it. I do have my bad days, which there is nothing much I can do about it. And those bad days I just take it easy.
In the early period, I was really bad, my left side of my face was in that much agony, lets just say it really affected me, physcially and emotionally. And that wasn't enough, as I had chronic sinusitis as well, not to mention the area between my eyes and above the nose, was in that much pain, you cannot really describe it in words.
I went through hell when I found out I had this disorder, I knew I had it developing, but I had to go through so much of the merry go round to get it confirmed. Since I knew someone who had the disorder at the time mine was developing, I straight away went to a soft food diet.
WHen you next go to your GP, get the referral for a Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon. CHances are when you fill out all the paperwork, you will have to supply the name of your dentist too. Don't fully rely on dentists and GP's with this disorder.
TMJ is one of the most complex disorders one can have, because of its nature.
WIth me, this is what I have, I have a Chiro/Osteopath, TMJ Physio, (not all physios specilaize in this area), Oral Maxillofacial Surgeion, ENT, Dentist, and GP. See my jaw was deviating when I opened it. It is not as bad now.
I have the ENT, because of the ear pain I get, and earlier this year I had knife like ear pain, which thankfully it has not returned. I merely had a acute attack.
Even though I am better with this disorder, I have chronic pain, and I will live with that for the rest of my life. I am just not as bad as I used to be.
People have even gotten this disorder from having their wisdom teeth removed.
Get it investigated.