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Right side jaw

Hello quick question:

I have a weird sensation on the right side of my jaw. When I blow on something or puff my cheeks up there is a separation sensation and a crackling noise associated with it. What could this be?
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You are do very welcome! I wish you all the best to find some relief and reassurance.

I was at a loss with my symptoms : head aches in the temples, click/pop in the jaw when opening my mouth more than a few mm, jaw dislocating and clicking when I talk and chew. My jaw locking and being difficult to open. sometimes one side will lock or be stiff sometimes both. Finding steak so tiring to chew I'd give in and leave it - I love steak! A constant ache in the jaw, sometimes fuzzy ears. - that's  my jaw been sore to touch my cheeks near my ears, feeling bruised.

Sleeping on my side, eating chewy sweets and foods like toffee, oral sex & stress make it worse. Stress really does effect it, that supprised me but its something to do with clenching your jaw or grinding your teeth.

I use a low dose of diazepam 2mg every now n then to just help it ease n relax, maybe once a week or so, heat, a bite gaurd to sleep in (don't bother with it as much as I should) paracetamol, a nice relaxing bath and making sure I have me time. My specialist made it clear I have to take time every day to relax!!! I'm sure ibuprofen tablets & gels would help too but I'm allergic.

Symptoms:
Common symptoms of TMD include:
Pain or tenderness in the face, jaw joint area, neck and shoulders, and in or around the ear when you chew, speak, or open your mouth wide
Limited ability to open the mouth very wide
Jaws that get "stuck" or "lock" in the open- or closed-mouth position
Clicking, popping, or grating sounds in the jaw joint when opening or closing the mouth (which may or may not be accompanied by pain) or chewing
A tired feeling in the face
Difficulty chewing or a sudden uncomfortable bite -- as if the upper and lower teeth are not fitting together properly
Swelling on the side of the face
May occur on one or both sides of the face

This is a website called patient.co.uk explains it bit more:
http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/temporomandibular-joint-dysfunction-and-pain-syndromes

Web md also tells you a bit, make sure you click next page at bottom its 4 pages not just the 1st.
http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/tmj-treatment-options?page=1

As simply wiki how has the best guide on the exercises to help with it:
http://m.wikihow.com/Cure-TMJ-with-Jaw-Exercises

I really hope I've managed to help you a bit more. If you have any questions, detailed, silly, anything feel free to ask. I knew nothing about it before I had it. I'd never heard of it.

Do ask your dentist or gp to send you to a specialist though, it ensures you get the best advice for yourself. A doctor / dentist will know of it but even they don't know what to do - or at least neither of mine did. It was my dentist at a check up who referred me.

Top tip - when it hurts I use the little hand warming gel pack things you can get for like £1. You know the winter hand warmers they come in all shapes n colours. novilty things. You snap them the first time and after that have to put them in boiling water to reuse. They are a nice size to fit on your cheek - last longer than a hot cloth and much easier than a hot water bottle. Heat really is the best thing to ease a flare up. Also when my tea / coffe cup has cooled a bit ill rest that on my jaw whilst i watch tv and drink my hot drink! Ovb be careful you don't use anything too warm or too much to damage the skin.

Good luck :)
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Thank you very much for the reply! It's actually something that I looked at once , the thing that gets me is that there are 0 other symptoms that are listed anywhere. So we'll see I suppose :)

Thanks for the response again.
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Pretty sure your describing TMJ Disorder. Tempromandibular Jaw Disorder.

I've had it for a few years after damaging my jaw in a bad fall. It can get better or worse depending on what's causing it and caused it originally.

Like I said mine was a blow to the jaw from a fall, they thought I'd been in a car accident it was so bad but as bad as mine is on both sides mine isn't deteriorating.

You can go to your gp or dentist for a referral to a hospital specialist who will assess and advise.

They rarely do very much to treat it unless it needs treatment to stop further problems.

Advice is soft foods, sometimes muscle relaxants or painkillers, mouth guards, jaw rest, heat and a few exercises. There is no cure and it will be with you for life :( and I can say its really annoying! You'll find more online I'm sure.

Google it and look at the symptoms and things and if its what you're experiencing google the advice and exercises to help maintain and ease it.

Hope you now have something to work with or at the very least you can rule this out.
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