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Fran

My story starts about 10 years ago. I had a toothache and my dentist did everything he could but eventually the tooth abscessed and was removed. Of course this left my bite changed. I started developing an extreme earache 8 years ago. My ENT doctor finally diagnosed me with TMJ and suggested I speak to my dentist. All the dentists in my area said they didn't deal with TMJ. Finally six months later my boss found a dentist who was willing to give it a try. His solution was a custom bite guard. I tried it for a year but it was no help at all. We even discovered that I don't really grind my teeth. As of today, I basically wait for a flare up and take Ibuprofen (even though it tears my stomach up) and skelaxin (even though it makes me a walking idiot) and lay on the couch praying for the pain to stop. My attacks are sporadic, sometimes lasting weeks or months and sometimes just a few days. They range from debilitating pain to an intense but livable headache. I also started experiencing dizziness about two years ago. All my doctors blew it off as heat exhaustion or medication related. After reading just a few of the other stories I now know the dizziness is TMJ related. I had never made that connection before. Thank you for that much and for the knowledge that I am not just a crybaby and there is hope out there.

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