How to Deal with TMJ - Jaw Pain

Ever have pain in your jaw? Do you ever hear a clicking noise when you open your mouth? Do you teeth hurt for no reason? There is a disorder, TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Disorders) which is common among many adults, and sometimes even teens, sometimes without knowledge of it. It can be painful, irritating, and hard to cope with sometimes. There are many things you can do to ease the jaw pain. Here are some simple, and effective ways to cope with the problem.

Instructions

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  First off, look for the symptoms: Pain in your jaw, neck, teeth and even your face. Jaw stiffness in the morning, jaw locks or is hard to move at times, painful click noise when you open or close your mouth, upper and lower teeth don't align properly, causing tooth pain. You may also notice you grind your teeth at night, or maybe enough throughout the day. These are the common sides that you may have TMJ.

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  There isn't much you can do medically about the problem. You can check with your local dentist or health care provider and ask to be fitted for a "Mouth Guard" which will prevent grinding your teeth at night. If you don't have the money to see a doctor, you can buy mouth guards at your local store. You can melt it, and mold it to your teeth. There is a link below to explain further.

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  There are exercises you can do to help prevent, and deal with pain. You usually do these exercises for about 5-10 minutes daily. Sorry, but chewing, and talking don't count for exercise.

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  For clicking in the jaw, close your mouth allowing your tongue to touch your palate. With your mouth closed, move your tongue back. Now slowly open our mouth until your tongue moves away. Let your mouth be open till a count of ten. This is repeated twice.

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  If your jaws tend to shift sideways, practice slowly open and close our mouth, careful to close it properly without shifting to the side. Repeat five times.

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  For simply easing tension, stretching exercises can be done by opening your mouth downward and closing it slowly works.