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Originally Posted by Bryanna
Hi Nick,
Moist (not dry) hot packs are therapeutic in reducing inflammation because the moist heat opens up the capillaries and encourages blood to flow in the (congested) inflamed area. Chronic inflammatory conditions often respond well to hot packs.
Cold packs do not encourage blood flow but can reduce acute inflammation caused by an injury or surgery.
With all that being said, each individual has their own preference to hot or cold applications. Personally, ice cold temps applied to my skin makes it hurt, even if the area is acutely inflamed. Whereas I find moist heat to be soothing.
Stress is a major trigger for tightening up our muscles, especially those muscles that are already messed up. Learned relaxation techniques like meditation, yoga or relaxation breathing exercises, bio feedback, other exercise, those sorts of things. We have to keep in mind that we train our bodies to respond, good.. bad and indifferent. So once the bad or indifferent has been established, we then have to re train our bodies to respond better. I'm sure you know all of this already... I'm just putting it out there 
The ear micro suction that you had done... other than inflammation, what was the purpose of that? I have never heard anyone say it was painful. Do you mean the tightening of the jaw muscle hurt or the procedure hurt?
Yes, the ear and TMJ are intricately connected.... as well as the musculature system that we have spoke about.
Bryanna |
Hi Bryanna , I have had lots of Otis external in left ear all year, and microsuction was for wax but they found a lot of debris and severe inflammation underneath. Very painful when they did the procedure. I was in a right state and tmj also went into very bad spasm too. Ear been dodgy since with clicking and pressure changes. A twitching win massetter too. I think it's all on the same nerve.
Referring to what was talked of before the neck muscles bad today , but again a lot of stress from life's events that I need to reeducate myself how to deal with. I am retired and did so early as my emploer made working conditions impossible. I worked for the govt with people with disabilities , loved it but all my staff were taken off me and had to Do this myself. Too much and my health deteriorated indeed , my tmj. Since then my nervous system been intolerant of stress as I was burnt out. Regards nick