TMJ Disorder: From Symptoms to Cure
Mike Walden
October 15, 2009
Health problems in the temporomandibular joint areas in the body of human beings comprise of a number of different facets, and the phenomenon is known as Costen´s Syndrome and Myofacial Pain Dysfunction, or, as is more popularly known, TMJ Disorder. These issues have come greatly into prominence in recent times, particularly since a large number of people are actually found to be suffering from this disease. Since the effects of TMJ are of a lasting nature, the problems get all the more pronounced. Patients might apparently benefit from applying certain medicinal treatment methods – but, if left unattended for a period, the disease is bound to relapse.
Let us look into the factors which cause the pain that is associated with TMJ Disorder cases, thereby heightening the problematic nature of the disease. We would also consider the reasons behind the failure to find lasting cures from this problem. TMJ problems are extremely difficult to treat, if they are not detected quickly, since the whole system of nerves, bones, tissues and ligaments – all act as causal factors, for the problem occurring at the joint (or, in nearby regions). In this discourse, the symptoms of TMJ disorder, as well as its reasons and treatment procedures will be discussed in detail.
TMJ Disorder: The Underlying Reasons
When certain people are subjected to intense mental pressure and strains, they tend to gnash and/or clench their teeth excessively, leading to TMJ disorders. The issue becomes even more acute, since many people often develop this unhealthy activity as almost a habit unknowingly, intensifying the nature of the problem. People can even go on doing this even when they are asleep as well. Stiffness in the upper portion of the body, pains in the head, ear aches, clicking noises being emitted from the jaw, lock jaw problems, loss of feeling in the fingers, and other related problems are a natural consequence of the excess pressure that the joint in the temporomandibular jaw gets exposed to, as a result. In medical terms, such phenomena is referred to as TMJ, and it can cause acute pains too,
The joint region of the temporomandibular jaw experiences persistent and severe pressure, if a person is in the habit of consuming chewing gums too much – causing the joints to function erratically. The habit of biting away at one´s own fingernails also can lead to TMJ disorder issues as well,
If a person suffers injuries to his/her jaw, from any type of accident, like experiencing the traumatic effect of vehicle crash, which might be non-fatal in nature, the resultant problems in the jaw bone can give rise to TMJ disorder,
There are certain activities that a person has to perform as a part of his/her daily occupation, like using the region between the shoulder and the head as the resting place for the receiver of a telephone for long stretches – making the person a primary target for TMJ problems,
If there is a gene-based improper formation of the joint region of the temporomandibular jaw, TMJ disorders can surface, albeit at a future date,
If the wisdom teeth are not properly formed, biting activities tend to be uneven, as a result of which, the joint of the jaw get mal-formed. This raises the susceptibility of a person to TMJ related health hazards.
TMJ disorders: Primary Symptoms
Researches find that, experiencing head-pains is common among around 85 per cent of TMJ-afflicted persons, while aching sensations in the face are not at all uncommon either,
TMJ disorders are often signaled off by a syndrome of acute pain in the ear. While regular medical checkups performed by ENT physicians often fail to detect any contagions, having aches in the ear is a common phenomenon across more than half of the patients suffering from TMJ disorder. Regions over the joint of the jaw, and beneath the ear, are the places where these pains remain concentrated,
Crepitus, a medical condition denoting the popping, crunching and/or grating noises that TMJ patients seem to be able to listen, also acts as a basic symptom of the disease,
Tinnitus problems, due to which ringing noises seem to become audible to people, are also a hazard that the TMJ patients have to face,
Among all people suffering from TMJ disorder, about 40 per cent experience a feeling of giddiness. This problem, however, is not related to vertigo, and
The ears of the patients afflicted by TMJ (in about 33 per cent of the cases) seem to be full and heavy as well.
Finding A Lasting Method For TMJ Cure
In case you wish to get rid of TMJ disorder by using surgical procedures and medicines (traditional treatment methods), or by splints and mouthguards (over the counter medications), you are not at all likely to succeed. The chances of treatment success remain very low even when nature-based treatment techniques (using herbs) are used as well. Yes, exercising the jaw for removing TMJ have been somewhat more effective, and is practiced by many patients, the benefits thus obtained are never of a permanent nature.
However, it is certainly not the case that a person affected by TMJ disorder is condemned to suffer from its problems for his/her entire lifetime periods. There do exist avenues for getting a complete cure. Holistic treatment methods are the order of the day, if TMJ problems are to be removed. These methods takes the body of the patient as a single unit, detects all the causal factors behind the problem, and removes them totally – unlike the traditional treatment methods, which address only the symptoms of TMJ disorder. Once the causes of disease are actually done away with, the symptoms do not linger on either. However, if these causal factors are left unattended, and only the symptoms are treated, TMJ disorders are certainly likely to relapse.
Rather unsurprisingly, with their comprehensive methods of dealing with the disease, holistic treatment methods have been proven to be the best for tackling these problems.
This article is based on the book "TMJ No More – Proven Holistic System of Curing TMJ, Bruxism and Whiplash" by Sandra Carter. Sandra Carter is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist and health consultant who has written dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.
To Learn More about Sandra Carter´s Unique 3-Step Holistic TMJ Cure System Visit: TMJ No More.
For further information visit: Bruxism
Let us look into the factors which cause the pain that is associated with TMJ Disorder cases, thereby heightening the problematic nature of the disease. We would also consider the reasons behind the failure to find lasting cures from this problem. TMJ problems are extremely difficult to treat, if they are not detected quickly, since the whole system of nerves, bones, tissues and ligaments – all act as causal factors, for the problem occurring at the joint (or, in nearby regions). In this discourse, the symptoms of TMJ disorder, as well as its reasons and treatment procedures will be discussed in detail.
TMJ Disorder: The Underlying Reasons
When certain people are subjected to intense mental pressure and strains, they tend to gnash and/or clench their teeth excessively, leading to TMJ disorders. The issue becomes even more acute, since many people often develop this unhealthy activity as almost a habit unknowingly, intensifying the nature of the problem. People can even go on doing this even when they are asleep as well. Stiffness in the upper portion of the body, pains in the head, ear aches, clicking noises being emitted from the jaw, lock jaw problems, loss of feeling in the fingers, and other related problems are a natural consequence of the excess pressure that the joint in the temporomandibular jaw gets exposed to, as a result. In medical terms, such phenomena is referred to as TMJ, and it can cause acute pains too,
The joint region of the temporomandibular jaw experiences persistent and severe pressure, if a person is in the habit of consuming chewing gums too much – causing the joints to function erratically. The habit of biting away at one´s own fingernails also can lead to TMJ disorder issues as well,
If a person suffers injuries to his/her jaw, from any type of accident, like experiencing the traumatic effect of vehicle crash, which might be non-fatal in nature, the resultant problems in the jaw bone can give rise to TMJ disorder,
There are certain activities that a person has to perform as a part of his/her daily occupation, like using the region between the shoulder and the head as the resting place for the receiver of a telephone for long stretches – making the person a primary target for TMJ problems,
If there is a gene-based improper formation of the joint region of the temporomandibular jaw, TMJ disorders can surface, albeit at a future date,
If the wisdom teeth are not properly formed, biting activities tend to be uneven, as a result of which, the joint of the jaw get mal-formed. This raises the susceptibility of a person to TMJ related health hazards.
TMJ disorders: Primary Symptoms
Researches find that, experiencing head-pains is common among around 85 per cent of TMJ-afflicted persons, while aching sensations in the face are not at all uncommon either,
TMJ disorders are often signaled off by a syndrome of acute pain in the ear. While regular medical checkups performed by ENT physicians often fail to detect any contagions, having aches in the ear is a common phenomenon across more than half of the patients suffering from TMJ disorder. Regions over the joint of the jaw, and beneath the ear, are the places where these pains remain concentrated,
Crepitus, a medical condition denoting the popping, crunching and/or grating noises that TMJ patients seem to be able to listen, also acts as a basic symptom of the disease,
Tinnitus problems, due to which ringing noises seem to become audible to people, are also a hazard that the TMJ patients have to face,
Among all people suffering from TMJ disorder, about 40 per cent experience a feeling of giddiness. This problem, however, is not related to vertigo, and
The ears of the patients afflicted by TMJ (in about 33 per cent of the cases) seem to be full and heavy as well.
Finding A Lasting Method For TMJ Cure
In case you wish to get rid of TMJ disorder by using surgical procedures and medicines (traditional treatment methods), or by splints and mouthguards (over the counter medications), you are not at all likely to succeed. The chances of treatment success remain very low even when nature-based treatment techniques (using herbs) are used as well. Yes, exercising the jaw for removing TMJ have been somewhat more effective, and is practiced by many patients, the benefits thus obtained are never of a permanent nature.
However, it is certainly not the case that a person affected by TMJ disorder is condemned to suffer from its problems for his/her entire lifetime periods. There do exist avenues for getting a complete cure. Holistic treatment methods are the order of the day, if TMJ problems are to be removed. These methods takes the body of the patient as a single unit, detects all the causal factors behind the problem, and removes them totally – unlike the traditional treatment methods, which address only the symptoms of TMJ disorder. Once the causes of disease are actually done away with, the symptoms do not linger on either. However, if these causal factors are left unattended, and only the symptoms are treated, TMJ disorders are certainly likely to relapse.
Rather unsurprisingly, with their comprehensive methods of dealing with the disease, holistic treatment methods have been proven to be the best for tackling these problems.
This article is based on the book "TMJ No More – Proven Holistic System of Curing TMJ, Bruxism and Whiplash" by Sandra Carter. Sandra Carter is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist and health consultant who has written dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.
To Learn More about Sandra Carter´s Unique 3-Step Holistic TMJ Cure System Visit: TMJ No More.
For further information visit: Bruxism
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