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What's wrong with my jaw?
oldsak
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Let's start at the beginning. Abou 6 or 7 years ago, when I was still in high school, I was sparring with a friend when he caught me loose jawed with a solid right hook. Ever since then I've been able to pop the right side of my jaw and feel the need to do so from time to time.
I don't know what I managed to do today but my jaw is bothering being a big nuisance. I can't pop it and it feels as if there's a great pressure on the right side similar to the kind I would normally release by popping it. Also, when I open my mouth wide it feels sore on the right side of my jaw. Finally when I chew something on the left side of my mouth it sounds like there's something grinding together on the right side of my jaw.
I do recall hearing of some condition characterized by a popping jaw a couple years back, but I dismissed it as I didn't consider mine a nuisance.
Any suggestions or insight would be appreciated.
I don't know what I managed to do today but my jaw is bothering being a big nuisance. I can't pop it and it feels as if there's a great pressure on the right side similar to the kind I would normally release by popping it. Also, when I open my mouth wide it feels sore on the right side of my jaw. Finally when I chew something on the left side of my mouth it sounds like there's something grinding together on the right side of my jaw.
I do recall hearing of some condition characterized by a popping jaw a couple years back, but I dismissed it as I didn't consider mine a nuisance.
Any suggestions or insight would be appreciated.
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I have a problem where the joints don't work perectly, which rarely results in locking and a bit of pain. Everyone has a jaw problem though, it's something to do with the jaw bones.
But this sounds differant, see a doctor and he'll redirect you or something.
I have the same problem ever since I got tackles by the jaw (heh) in football back in high school. I have just lived with it. I actually find it a bit theraputic to pop my jaw. It occasionally locks and RARELY gives pain.
I have been through some periods of jaw pain outside of that though and I get that having to crack it on the right and not being able to crack it sometimes. Things I've found that can cause it are tight shoulders along with poor posture. When I received ART(active release technique) on my right shoulder, my jaw immediately felt stress free and moved with ease thats never graced it before. I reccomend you hit up a physio therapist if your posture isn't too hot overall or if you suffer from tight/painfull shoulders on the same side as well.
Of course get it checked out by a doctor/dentist first.
I'm hoping this will help. I've had one out on the left side, but one is starting to grow in on the right top side now. I've been told there's room for my wisdom teeth on the top, they're just so far back there's no practical way I could keep them clean. I've also been told the ones on the bottom look like they'll never grow out.
I'm planning on making a dentist appointment anyway to see about it so I guess I'll manage to get two birds there.