Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 You are doing the right things Jo, limit your opening, take anti-inflammatory medications to reduce swelling and therefore pain, and use warm compresses on your face for comfort as well. This was an often occurrence for me until my surgery, but I remember well, the difficulties it caused! Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Jo, do you have any Valium or muscle relaxors. I have found these most useful after TMJ dislocations as well as pain med's. Good Luck it is AWFUL... SHaron > Within the last hour I've dislocated my TMJ joints twice, merely > from yawning and coughing. They were incredibly difficult to reduce > and I'm now in a lot of pain, finding it hard to open my mouth and > even swallowing is painful. I'm hoping that my pain meds will kick > in soon so I can avoid another trip to the ER, I see my GP tomorrow > afternoon so hopefully I will be able to manage until then. > > I've had a few TMJ's before but never two so close together and so > painful. Has anyone else had problems in this area and able to offer > any advice on what I can do and what help is avialable please? At > the moment I'm holding my jaw very still, drinking through a straw > and scared of yawning or coughing again so any comments will be > gratefully received! > > Thanks in advance. Wishing you all better painfree days. > > Love and hugs....Jo > xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 When I was younger, I would get these occaisionally, and they could be extreme. Now I get smaller dislocations that I've learned to snap back into place by moving my jaws in peculiar ways - I suspect that because i'm now correcting even very small dislocations quickly, even if that means several time over a few minutes, that I don't get those terrible large dislocations and jaw locks now. (I could be wrong.) I can't easily describe what I do with the jaw except that it involves sliding the lower jaw back and forth while held away and down, and with a lot of muscles tense, but not all (don't use hands, just jaw muscles.) Sorry I can't be more help describing this. I suppose I could make a crude web video of myself doing this, but it'd look ridiculous. > Within the last hour I've dislocated my TMJ joints twice, merely > from yawning and coughing. They were incredibly difficult to reduce > and I'm now in a lot of pain, finding it hard to open my mouth and > even swallowing is painful. I'm hoping that my pain meds will kick > in soon so I can avoid another trip to the ER, I see my GP tomorrow > afternoon so hopefully I will be able to manage until then. > > I've had a few TMJ's before but never two so close together and so > painful. Has anyone else had problems in this area and able to offer > any advice on what I can do and what help is avialable please? At > the moment I'm holding my jaw very still, drinking through a straw > and scared of yawning or coughing again so any comments will be > gratefully received! > > Thanks in advance. Wishing you all better painfree days. > > Love and hugs....Jo > xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 When I was younger, I would get these occaisionally, and they could be extreme. Now I get smaller dislocations that I've learned to snap back into place by moving my jaws in peculiar ways - I suspect that because i'm now correcting even very small dislocations quickly, even if that means several time over a few minutes, that I don't get those terrible large dislocations and jaw locks now. (I could be wrong.) I can't easily describe what I do with the jaw except that it involves sliding the lower jaw back and forth while held away and down, and with a lot of muscles tense, but not all (don't use hands, just jaw muscles.) Sorry I can't be more help describing this. I suppose I could make a crude web video of myself doing this, but it'd look ridiculous. > Within the last hour I've dislocated my TMJ joints twice, merely > from yawning and coughing. They were incredibly difficult to reduce > and I'm now in a lot of pain, finding it hard to open my mouth and > even swallowing is painful. I'm hoping that my pain meds will kick > in soon so I can avoid another trip to the ER, I see my GP tomorrow > afternoon so hopefully I will be able to manage until then. > > I've had a few TMJ's before but never two so close together and so > painful. Has anyone else had problems in this area and able to offer > any advice on what I can do and what help is avialable please? At > the moment I'm holding my jaw very still, drinking through a straw > and scared of yawning or coughing again so any comments will be > gratefully received! > > Thanks in advance. Wishing you all better painfree days. > > Love and hugs....Jo > xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I guess I can add a little - I do a big, extreme yawn first and then shove my lower jaw way down, especially at the back, and then shove the back end of my left jaw as far left and down as it can possibly be forced to go, until I hear some little snaps. Then I keep repeating that sequence. Of course, if your jaw is already in big trouble you'll have to be much gentler, and may not be able to do this at all. I'm sure that description's still much too vague, I'm afraid. > When I was younger, I would get these occaisionally, and they could be > extreme. Now I get smaller dislocations that I've learned to snap back > into place by moving my jaws in peculiar ways - I suspect that because > i'm now correcting even very small dislocations quickly, even if that > means several time over a few minutes, that I don't get those terrible > large dislocations and jaw locks now. (I could be wrong.) > > I can't easily describe what I do with the jaw except that it involves > sliding the lower jaw back and forth while held away and down, and > with a lot of muscles tense, but not all (don't use hands, just jaw > muscles.) Sorry I can't be more help describing this. I suppose I > could make a crude web video of myself doing this, but it'd look > ridiculous. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I guess I can add a little - I do a big, extreme yawn first and then shove my lower jaw way down, especially at the back, and then shove the back end of my left jaw as far left and down as it can possibly be forced to go, until I hear some little snaps. Then I keep repeating that sequence. Of course, if your jaw is already in big trouble you'll have to be much gentler, and may not be able to do this at all. I'm sure that description's still much too vague, I'm afraid. > When I was younger, I would get these occaisionally, and they could be > extreme. Now I get smaller dislocations that I've learned to snap back > into place by moving my jaws in peculiar ways - I suspect that because > i'm now correcting even very small dislocations quickly, even if that > means several time over a few minutes, that I don't get those terrible > large dislocations and jaw locks now. (I could be wrong.) > > I can't easily describe what I do with the jaw except that it involves > sliding the lower jaw back and forth while held away and down, and > with a lot of muscles tense, but not all (don't use hands, just jaw > muscles.) Sorry I can't be more help describing this. I suppose I > could make a crude web video of myself doing this, but it'd look > ridiculous. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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