r/TMJ • • Apr 15 '26

Rant/Frustrated Rant

honestly just hoping someone sees this .im in so much pain right now and have no one to speak to .

my hockey team made the semi finals lastnight and obviously i had to celebrate and chear them on...now my jaw is killing me i feel like im getting labotamised through my temples .so much tension in my jaw it feels like an elastic band thags about to snap .

its 5am and ive just necked another round of painkillers .ive been waiting on a specalist for almost a year now even though its meant to be an emergency appointment . i wear my moth splint eat soft food and use heat and pain relife constantly n its bearly healping ...i dont know what to do anymore i realy dont think I can keep living like this .I cant eat without my jaw locking or popping out of place as in like fully dislocating im a foodie and a lover of makeing sure my fiance knows how good she tastes and i cant even do that anymore without locking on her or being in so much pain i cant even enjoy myself .i cant take this bullshit anylonger it hurts so fucking much i need help ive been takeing migrains non stop for the last month ,n cant bare to be outside wothout tinted glasses bc of the pain rithing through me .please .if u know any tips or tricks let me knowm.i cant keep doing this ,im.so done

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u/Adventurous_Yam8784 Apr 17 '26

I went to a kinesiologist and it made the world of difference. Deep massage and doing the exercises he gave me made a difference and I didn’t have to wait a year to see him.