Do I Have TMJ Disorder?

Many, if not most, of our patients have seen an assortment of doctors and therapists regarding the varied health problems and symptoms they have been suffering with. A common patient history also includes several prescription medications given to help manage, but not treat, the cause of their symptoms.

If you would like to find out “why” you have pain instead of just medicating and masking your symptoms, you have come to the right place. Your answers to the following questions will help you understand and identify related conditions often associated with TMJ disorders.

• Do you suffer from morning or afternoon HEADACHES?
• Do you suffer from MIGRAINE HEADACHES?
• Do your jaw joints POP, CLICK, GRATE or GRIND?
• Do you have DIFFICULTY or PAIN CHEWING or OPENING WIDE?
• Do your ears ever feel FULL, ITCHY, STUFFY or CONGESTED?
• Has your jaw ever LOCKED OPEN or CLOSED?
• Do you suffer from NECK PAIN or STIFFNESS?
• Have you ever had a HEAD or NECK INJURY?
• Do you often have trouble getting to sleep or STAYING ASLEEP?
• Do your ears ever RING, BUZZ, or HISS?
• Do you ever have episodes of DIZZINESS?
• Have you been told that you GRIND or CLENCH YOUR TEETH when you sleep?
• Do you ever feel PAIN or PRESSURE behind your EYES?
• Are there FOODS YOU AVOID because of jaw pain?
• Do you awaken with STIFF JAWS, TEMPLE HEADACHES, OR SORE TEETH?
• Do you feel as though your BITE HAS CHANGED or JUST DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT?

Patients report different symptoms, differently and to different degrees. If you would like continue your self-evaluation of and learn more about TMJ disorders, click
“TMJ Home Check”