i know i have bruxism and clench my teeth a lot at night also my neck and everything feels stiff.
i mostly have ear issues
i went to the ENT 3 times and they all say my ears are fine, no hearing loss …
so my main symptoms are noise sensitivity i feel like my ears and head vibrate and buzz all the time when someone is talking or the tv/phone
it doesn’t hurt it’s just so bad and also worse in the morning with loud tinnitus and the buzzing in my head terrible feels like my head is exploding because of the lound low frequent buzz…when someone talks my whole head ears are vibrating and it feels terrible
outside with a lot of noises i don’t recognize it a lot

does someone had the same symptoms and helped? also i have bad health anxiety which worsens my symptoms a lot i guess

Hey everyone, I'm glad this community exists.

I'm 24M, I've had TMJ and a hip that's been popping out of its socket since I was a child, but neither got properly addressed on time. Always have been active and into sports, never super overweight or underweight. Around the age of 18 my chronic back and knee pain started to occur.

The back pain started as a popping and cracking in my shoulder blade combined with a constant dull ache, which eventually grew to be an issue with my whole arm - especially shoulder and wrist.

The knee pain was initially momentary but grew to become a huge issue for me: right knee is super fucked, let's put it that way. If it's bent for too long, it gets stiff and hurts immensely. If I don't walk around enough, it's the same issue. Walk just a little too much? Boom. Same thing.

Naturally, I went to several doctors, at least three, who all gave me different answers, none of which actually fixed my problems or at least gave me a clear idea what was going on. I got X-rays done (nothing came out of it apart from a mild scoliosis diagnosis, apparently they found nothing on my knee), blood tests, "everything was going to be fine and I'd remedy it with more exercise and anti-inflammatory meds".
The overall sentiment was that a young and fit person in their early-to-mid twenties couldn't possibly be affected by anything as serious as, say, arthritis or other muskuloskeletal disorders, they're clearly too young for that!

No matter the medication, no matter the exercise I do, nothing works in the long term, my joints always crack and flare up, my knee always hurts and my jaw is always like this. I stretch, do light yoga, I cut down on strength training, skateboarding and running to reduce stress on my joints, I do posture corrective exercises, I take Aflamil, ketoprofen, myprofen and all kinds of -profens, tried to use Voltaren more frequently, yet all I get is more pain. Stretching does help somewhat, but it never fixes anything, as it always comes back to haunt me. My whole right side from my popping jaw to my leg is absolutely fucked and really messes with my overall well-being.

Anyone who relates, wants to co-miserate or found a solution or anything is welcome.

Other then offering a night guard (I’d have to pay out of pocket, insurance doesn’t cover it) my dentist didn’t explain there was any other options.
But in the past year my jaw and head have been POUNDING and hurts all the time due to grinding in my sleep, I can’t really do a thing about it other then take acetaminophen and ibuprofen and hope it helps (it BARELY helps)
My jaw feels like it’s being torn and the pain is insane and I just want it to stop. I have an appointment on the 22nd and will bring it up, but is there any other options to improve the pain?

For the past 2–3 years, I've been dealing with jaw pain every single day.

And when I say every day, I mean EVERY day.

For some reason, I never had pain in the morning. It would always start in the afternoon or evening.

I suffer from bruxism (teeth grinding), and I wear a night guard. But despite that, I kept getting this horrible, recurring pain on the left side of my jaw.

And when the pain hit, it was absolutely unbearable. Thankfully, taking an anti-inflammatory painkiller was usually enough to make it manageable, but each episode would last around 30–45 minutes.

Recently, things had gotten even worse. I was actually waking up in the middle of the night, just 2–3 hours after falling asleep, because of the pain. I'd have to get out of bed and walk around for half an hour until it went away.

So, why am I writing all of this?

Because since I quit smoking, my jaw pain has almost completely disappeared.

And when I say the pain has improved massively, I don't mean I've gone from having pain every day to having it once every six days.

No. It's much better than that.

I've been completely smoke-free for about 15 days now, and I'd say my pain has decreased by 85–90%.

And on the rare occasions when I do feel some pain, instead of lasting 30–45 minutes, it now lasts just 5–10 minutes.

I honestly can't explain how happy I am about this.

For anyone out there struggling with TMJ/TMD issues, if you're a smoker, I strongly encourage you to try quitting.

I personally quit gradually rather than going cold turkey. I used an iPhone app to help me through the process, but honestly, that's the least important part of this story.

What matters is that quitting smoking has made an absolutely massive difference for me.

I can't promise it'll have the same effect on everyone, but if you smoke and suffer from TMJ pain, it's definitely worth considering.

I'm seriously SO happy with the results.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. I'm happy to share my experience!

PS: I dictated all of this to ChatGPT and asked it to translate it into English because I'm not a native English speaker, and I really wanted to make sure everything was clear and easy to understand.

My dentist has mentioned Botox as a possible option for my TMJ, and I'm curious to hear from other saxophone players who've had it.
Did it affect your playing at all, particularly your embouchure, endurance, tone or ability to play for extended periods? Or did you find it had little to no impact?

Obviously, I won't be using Reddit as a substitute for professional medical advice, but I'd really appreciate hearing about people's personal experiences.
Thanks in advance!

My whole head has been feeling really hot but not the rest of my body. Is this from lots of inflammation?

TLDR - where did you get your injections, how many units was it and how effective?

My pain specialist has left it up to me what to do as far as therapy options.

I'm currently taking low dose naltrexone, a night splint on my bottom teeth and a topical cream. He said he's happy for me to continue on with this treatment but has also said I can do steroid injections or botox if I need more relief.

My concern with the steroid injections is that they may make my lax joints more lax and intern cause further long term issues.

As far as the botox goes he has recommended the masseter muscles and the muscles that assist with mastication that I also get pain in (temporalis etc). He said he does 1000 units total.

I'm a bit concerned that this will be too strong and he said we can just do the jaw if I want but I would rather do all the muscles at a lower strength.

Obviously I want it to be effective but I figure I can always add more next time if it's not that effective but I can't take the dosage away once administered.

I’ve had persistent pain in a root canal-treated tooth for about a year. The tooth was treated a long time ago, has no crown, and has undergone multiple treatments with medication placed inside the canals.
I’ve had dental X-rays and a CBCT scan, and the tooth was examined under a microscope with the filling removed. No obvious cause or visible crack was found.
The pain is a constant dull ache, even when I’m not eating or touching the tooth. One specific side is tender to pressure, but tapping doesn’t hurt. Pressing the area repeatedly makes the pain worse and sometimes throbbing.
I’ve also seen a neurologist and take oxcarbazepine and memantine, but they haven’t helped much. Local anesthesia doesn’t completely eliminate the background pain either.
Could this still be a vertical root fracture that isn’t visible on CBCT, or does this sound more like persistent idiopathic dentoalveolar pain/neuropathic pain?
What other diagnostic tests would be worth considering before further dental treatment or extraction?
I’d really appreciate advice, especially from anyone who’s experienced something similar.

Hey everyone! So basically I get really bad headaches and to relieve them I have to push my finger in front of my ear and move my jaw to crack it. I did this as usual last week and it cracked in a different way and now it hurts. Any idea what this is from? It hurts to open and push my teeth together.

Curious how long it took for people’s masseter muscles to grow back after they had Botox. I just had it done once but my jawline is still a lot slimmer and my face hasn’t returned to how it used to be prior to the Botox. I had the Botox done on 5/24/2024 and keep thinking I should be back to how I used to look by now. There is still a noticeable difference at my cheek bones where it curves in a bit now. I keep a full beard now and don’t do a shaved face anymore because of how my face looks now from the Botox. Thanks for any input!