Hyperacusis may be associated with tmj issue. Seeing a tmj specialist is advised.
TMJ? I have no clue what that is. Could you spell it out so I can do a search.
Tempero-Mandibular Joint, Just did a search on Hyperacusis+TMJ and found a few links, I'll look through them. I know I don't have this particular disorder, I have "Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence" which gives me the hyperacusis, but I'll continue to read the links to see what I can gleam from it in relation to dental care and hyperacusis.
I have hyperacusis - was diagnosed in 2003, I can't be tested for loud sounds on a regular audiology test so.. over 29 dB, things are too loud. In terms of dental work, I have to be sedated or I can't have it done. Dentists won't do it because of my startle response to the sound of the drill/bone conduction. Don't let anyone tell you to "just wear earplugs" because, first of all it's contraindicated to wear them as a rule in that it only exacerbates it by reducing your existing sound tolerance, and secondly, wearing earplugs for a dental procedure would only make things louder/more in your head.