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Could be this be TMJ?

Okay, back to posting questions this time round, been getting some odd signs of strong tension pain for days on end ranging from mild to irritable disturbance -

My temples feel extremely  pressured or expanded as if there being pushed on, and there is the same pressure rotating around my jaw it feels stiff to move sometimes,its near my ear and even in my teeth!, Its creating a negative anxiety spurt to worry about it daily and has ruined several night sleep, and ruined sleep meamns feeling worse!

could this be what i've been reading about, the all cursed TMJ!
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Hi,
How are you? Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) presents with a muscle-contraction type of pain, sometimes accompanied by a painful "clicking" sound on opening the jaw. Have thios checked by your attending for proper diagnosis and to determine whether malocclusion (poor bite) is present.  Try to avoid stress and jaw clenching also. Relaxation, biofeedback, use of bite plate may help. Take care and do keep us posted.
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Hi,
Thanks for the update. Its good to know that you will be having this checked by your doctor.  Keeping your stress down may indeed help. Take  care and do keep us posted with your check-up.
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1556337 tn?1341708611
Heya thanks for the response!

I'm going to go and get seen very soon by my GP to get this checked on,pretty spot on with that being said that a clicking noise is heard, in my case its a slight crunching everytime i move my jaw and very often accompanied by a loud sort of "crack" or "snap!" that even my partner heard!

i'm trying to keep the stress down around me as much as i can!, keeping fingers crossed all the time for better days!
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