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From: spear@ihlpf.UUCP (Spearman)
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Subject: Re: TMJ- temporo-mandibular-joint syndrome
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Date: Tue, 28-Oct-86 12:03:56 EST
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> Has anybody else had any experience with TMJ pain... aka temporo mandibular
> joint syndrome... this is the joint between your jaw and your skull which
> articulates just in front of your ears... I have had this type of pain, and
> it can be very annoying, if not scary... I think that it is supposed to be
> related to tension and stress, but I also think that it may be related to
> having had orthodontics at one time or another... I have seen several different
WARNING: 3rd hand, medical hearsay follows:
If you put your finger in your ear, then open and close your jaw, you
will hear a definite and obnoxious clicking if your mandible is not seating
correctly.  This can be a cause of TMJ pain.  One treatment I have heard of
is to exercise the muscles related to the jaw to strengthen them and
presumably help the jaw be held in place better.  The exercises are
things like jutting your jaw forward and back against mild resistance
(e.g. your hand).

Steve Spearman  ihnp4!ihlpf!spear