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Hi,
A week or two ago hubby told me that he had jaw pain. It turns out that likely his ocd-type habits caused the jaw to get tired: Eating pomegranates (he chews the seeds and swallows all of the seed materials), pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and other nuts. I told him to take a break from those foods and he is feeling better now. So, like a moron, two or three days ago I asked him how he felt and demonstrated for him something by moving my jaw in a way that stressed it. I injured something. Now I cannot yawn. I cannot open my mouth very wide. This effects laughing and yelling too. And certain foods. I have to eat by barely opening my mouth. Oww. I never thought that I would miss being able to open my mouth wide in a nice big yawn. Mari |
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Oh, please go to ER or an Urgent Care Facility !!!
I'm so sorry, i had the opposite with EPS - yawns that shook my whole body, and frequent. and trouble swallowing. so i can sorta relate. but this sounds very disturbing - it is impeding your movement terribly... please get help ! ![]() ( gosh, it's funny, we are giving each other the same advice... rofl ![]() anyway i'm serious about the jaw. if it doesn't feel better within 24 hours at least, go in. ((( Mari ))) ~ waves ~ from Orlando, FL |
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Wisest Elder Ever
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This happened to me when I had my "hidden" dying nerve in a back tooth.
The dentist had damaged the pulp by accident when he filled it last. It festered for a long time (I did not feel it) and drained into that sinus. I had several sinus infections, but no swelling in the tooth or gum itself. One day the muscles on that side spasmed up and dislocated my jaw. X-rays showed almost a 1/4 inch deviation. I went to a specialist in TMJ and he evaluated the whole thing and put me on muscle relaxants. After two weeks I could open my mouth (it was locked shut 3/4 of the way). Muscle spasms can do this --yours might be due to other reasons. Eventually I had the tooth root canaled and crowned. It took a LONG time isolating the cause.
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Wisest Elder Ever
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oh this sounds awful....
I agree with mrs. doubtfire about seeing someone asap...it does sound like tmj....hope you can see someone soon. bizi
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YIKES....get checked out asap...until then eat soft foods and/or soup.
I have TMJ and when it pop's out of it's socket, it's painful and not much I can do except rest my jaw, eat what I mentioned and sometimes muscle relaxants help. Good Luck, Hugs, Nikko ![]() |
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See someone is sure right.
Donna |
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Legendary
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hey, it's been a few days since your injury Mari.
how are you doing now with that? ![]() ~ waves ~ |
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I'm doing better -- still careful about opening my mouth wide to brush teeth or yawn. But I can open it wider now than I could a day or two ago.
The last time I went through something similar with my jaw, I went to physical therapy for about 2-3 weeks. Then a hurricane came and interrupted life here for a good month or two and I never got back. I remember that the therapist sent me a Christmas card that year. Mari |
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Mari
good to know you are doing better. ![]() that is hilarious about the pt and the hurricane (was that Andrew?) and ... the Christmas card from your therapist!!! ~ waves ~ |
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It was Wilma in 2005.
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