# TMJ (Jaw Pain) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 9, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096 "2013-06-09T18:52:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/1 "2013-06-09T18:52:49Z")
Anyone on here ever get this? > Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) occur as a result of problems with the jaw, jaw joint and surrounding facial muscles that control chewing and moving the jaw. These disorders are often incorrectly called TMJ, which stands for temporomandibular joint. I have it and it keeps getting worse, basically I need my jaw to pop (by stretching it) before I can eat foods. Usually once in the morning does the trick. I’m just wondering if someone has gotten over this or has a solution to it. Going to try and get in to the doctor soon. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/2 "2013-06-09T18:58:36Z")
i’ve always had it. My jaw clicks every way from Tuesday. I’ve not found any good solution. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/3 "2013-06-09T19:04:09Z")
I had pretty bad TMJ but after I had proper orthodontics (thanks, Dr. Tibbetts) and teeth alignment it all but went away. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/4 "2013-06-09T19:05:56Z")
On occasion if I yawn too wide i get a muscle cramp in my jaw. Have no idea if it falls in the TMJ family, but does it ever suck. ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/5 "2013-06-09T19:29:11Z")
> [@2TurboZ](#): > > On occasion if I yawn too wide i get a muscle cramp in my jaw. Have no idea if it falls in the TMJ family, but does it ever suck. I believe the ladies refer to that as “blowers cramp” , try warming up first and keep your electrolytes up lol jk ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/6 "2013-06-09T19:43:35Z")
> [@9c1ny](#): > > I believe the ladies refer to that as “blowers cramp” , try warming up first and keep your electrolytes up > > lol jk I drink alot of gatorade before I dive… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/7 "2013-06-09T19:55:11Z")
I used to get it bad. I think it was stress related but not sure. I could not even get a toothbrush in my mouth. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/8 "2013-06-09T20:15:15Z")
My girl has it. Her jaw pops all the time and it sometimes hurts her ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/9 "2013-06-09T21:20:44Z")
Depending on the criticality of it, it may never go away… I’ve had it and will have it for the rest of my life, same with my wife (2 different reasons though). I may get this wrong, but I’ve been told that I’m a Class 2 who acts like a Class 3; I clench my teeth at night and attempt to grind, but my teeth interlock so tightly it’s physically impossible to grind. Gets worse when I’m stressed, but happens all the time, my wife tells me she hears me clicking my teeth at night constantly. I wear a night-guard when it gets really really bad, but I haven’t needed one of those in years. Clicks, pops, aches, slight lockups, cramping; all part of my “normal” and has been for 20 some odd years (since I was a teenager). ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/10 "2013-06-09T21:45:33Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > Depending on the criticality of it, it may never go away… > > I’ve had it and will have it for the rest of my life, same with my wife (2 different reasons though). > > I may get this wrong, but I’ve been told that I’m a Class 2 who acts like a Class 3; I clench my teeth at night and attempt to grind, but my teeth interlock so tightly it’s physically impossible to grind. Gets worse when I’m stressed, but happens all the time, my wife tells me she hears me clicking my teeth at night constantly. I wear a night-guard when it gets really really bad, but I haven’t needed one of those in years. > > Clicks, pops, aches, slight lockups, cramping; all part of my “normal” and has been for 20 some odd years (since I was a teenager). My wife claims I click my teeth too. I snore, and I know I clinch my teeth. I also need to have my wisdom teeth taken out. Luckily, they are partially “in” so I’m thinking it would be a little easier to remove. For a while, it was just pop my jaw and I could open my mouth all the way and eat normally. Now it’s very painful to do this, and I gotta break off food to eat. Really sucks. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/11 "2013-06-10T00:34:44Z")
I had it for about 3-4 months, then it went away on its own ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/12 "2013-06-10T06:22:14Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > My wife claims I click my teeth too. I snore, and I know I clinch my teeth. I also need to have my wisdom teeth taken out. Luckily, they are partially “in” so I’m thinking it would be a little easier to remove. For a while, it was just pop my jaw and I could open my mouth all the way and eat normally. Now it’s very painful to do this, and I gotta break off food to eat. Really sucks. If you can, I’d definitely go see a doctor/specialist about it. Sometimes they can give you things to do to help. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/13 "2013-06-10T06:28:55Z")
Going tomorrow. Where did you get the night guard from? Did it have to be “prescribed” by a doctor or can you just go to a drug store and get one? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/14 "2013-06-10T06:30:55Z")
ive had it since I had braces in middle school. I’m 30. I’ve learned to live with it. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/15 "2013-06-10T06:40:49Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > Going tomorrow. Where did you get the night guard from? Did it have to be “prescribed” by a doctor or can you just go to a drug store and get one? Never prescribed for me. My wife and Mom were both fitted and had custom night guards made at one time. My wife doesn’t use one right now, and my mom switched over to “customized” normal sports guards. Essentially just took a sports one and cut it down/trimmed it. All you need to do is get a small gap between your back teeth so they can’t grind/clench. I had “generic” air-filled ones given to me by a dentist at one time that helped, but it was the same basic concept as above. My mom has done what I described for YEARS and it’s a lot cheaper than custom ones, and works great for her. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/16 "2013-06-10T07:00:07Z")
Don’t waste your money on a custom mouth guard, get one at a drug store and mold it properly. ---
**Author:** ![Jimshorts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimshorts/32/5915_2.png) [@Jimshorts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimshorts)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/17 "2013-06-10T07:01:29Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > Depending on the criticality of it, it may never go away… > > I’ve had it and will have it for the rest of my life, same with my wife (2 different reasons though). > > I may get this wrong, but I’ve been told that I’m a Class 2 who acts like a Class 3; I clench my teeth at night and attempt to grind, but my teeth interlock so tightly it’s physically impossible to grind. Gets worse when I’m stressed, but happens all the time, my wife tells me she hears me clicking my teeth at night constantly. I wear a night-guard when it gets really really bad, but I haven’t needed one of those in years. > > Clicks, pops, aches, slight lockups, cramping; all part of my “normal” and has been for 20 some odd years (since I was a teenager). Mine started when I was a freshman in college. I was clinching and grinding my teeth at night my guess is that it was due to stress. Got to a point where I couldn’t open my mouth in the mornings. I talked to my dentist about it and got a night guard. I only where it from time to time now when I notice my jaw getting a little sore or stiff. ---
**Author:** ![sasquatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sasquatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sasquatch)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/18 "2013-06-10T07:20:30Z")
I’ve had mine for 12+ years now. I saw a specialist and it started to get better, but then lost my retainer but it hasn’t gotten worse. My problem is I am a “night grinder” so I can’t really control it but I noticed stress was a big variable in how bad it bothered me. It was the worst when I was working night shift and couldn’t sleep. Now I’m working day shift and its been better. I’d say figure out what the trigger is and try to control it. The retainer I had was a hard plastic that when I closed my jaw was cut for proper jaw alignment to pull it back into place and help stop me from grinding. ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/19 "2013-06-10T15:04:10Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > I used to get it bad. I think it was stress related but not sure. I could not even get a toothbrush in my mouth. X2, I get stress induced TMJ, which throws my neck out, and causes migraines that lead to physical illness with insane light sensitivity. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tmj-jaw-pain/231096/20 "2013-06-11T03:39:56Z")
Bought a night gaurd from Wegmans yesterday and user it overnight. It seems to have helped a bit and I can definitely open my mouth a bit wider this morning. Not really thrilled with the feel of the night guard however. [http://doctorsnightguard.com/](http://doctorsnightguard.com/)