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Gabi

I'm 17 yrs. old and was recently diagnosed with a TMJ problem by my primary care physician. My ears had been hurting so bad during this summer that I thought I had a swimmer’s ear infection. My doctor said my ears looked fine and put her hands on my jaw and said open. My jaw popped so loud my Grandma heard it clear across the room! Before that my dentist had only said that my jaw popped out of place and that only braces would fix it.

I just got my wisdom teeth pulled out and a week and half ago and now my jaw as been in so much pain. I can barely even open my mouth because its swollen shut! I've been on oxycodone and ibuprofen non-stop. I still wake-up in the middle of night with excruciating pain to the point where I'm past crying. Now my TMJ problem is affecting my hearing in which I have ringing, dull aching pain, and sometimes complete hearing loss for a couple of minutes.

After reading all the stories on this site and finding others who have TMJ problems, it's made having it a little easier. I want to thank everyone for their stories.

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