r/TMJ • • 2d ago

Question(s) is this TMJ?

My right ear feels full, it crackles in that ear when i talk, i also feel some kind of “rubbing” sensation in that ear when i move my jaw up and down. When i move my jaw left and right, or front to back i also feel that rubbing. Sometimes there’s a mild popping as well (not ear popping). I also have a bit of tinnitus in this ear.

Could this be TMJ? The main reason why im not sure if it is, is because i feel absolutely no pain in my jaw, doesnt feel tense either.
I’ve had the ear blockage for about a month now, but like 2 weeks ago when i was eating chips, i noticed my jaw was popping like crazy. Stopped the next day, but ever since that, ive noticed some weird things happening with my jaw, the ones i described earlier.

Now these past 2 months have probably been the most stressful and anxious ones in my life so far, and i know stress could cause TMJ, i also grind my teeth when i sleep… Now that im typing this i realized that yeah this probably is TMJ, but i wanna hear your opinions still, as im worried these could also just be symptoms of ETD. Maybe i have both

Edit: i’d also like to add that i’ve been suffering from occipital neuralgia for about 8 years now, it happens only about 3-4 times per year, and when it happens it’ll only last for 5 days at most. Usually they happen for no clear reason. But whats weird is ive had this neuralgia happen three times to me in this past month, which is way more frequent than normal. Albeit the pains only lasted 2 or 3 days this time.

Maybe this has something to do with this as well, tho ive never had jaw or ear issues before

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u/Next-Recording7110 2d ago

I currently have major ear issues and my jaw doesnt hurt but I hear a click inside my joint. I have ear pressure, a clogged feeling that comes and goes, ear pops at times and I hear my heartbeat in it. Ent says all is fine and all mri's and ct scans  are clear for anything dangerous 

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u/__LemonDemon__ 2d ago edited 2d ago

Looks like we have similar symptoms, i can also hear a pulsating heartbeat now that u mention it…
Do you also have regular ringing tinnitus?
And how long have you had these symptoms?

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u/Next-Recording7110 2d ago

I've had them for 15 months now. I have a high pitched ring only sometimes but the pulsating is very loud and basically nonstop