Worsening Pain

[mdh111688]

Hey all, I have had headaches on a daily basis for over 3 and a half years.  I have had two MRIs of my head and everything looked fine on them.  Up until recently, nobody had any explanation for the pain.  A dentist suggested that I might have TMJ and that this might explain some of them.  Since then, my headaches have increased in intensity and driving me nuts.  I am a college student, so it is never good when I can't think straight or concentrate on my work.  My parents don't want to spend the money to get a splint made for the TMJ, so nothing has really happened on that front.  I can't take this much longer...does anyone have any suggestions?

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

You can try and get a mouth guard or a night guard from your local pharmacy.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=100699&navAction=jump&navCount=1&skuid=sku2338369&id=prod2338891
Also if you are in the habit of chewing gum please give up the habit as it is only going to worsen your symptoms.

Take care!

[selmaS]

Hi....My dentist told me b4 I went to the expense of getting a special guard for the TMJD to but one of the mouth guards in a sporting goods store...they also mold to ur mouth...and they do not cost as much...if it helps then u might consider having one made.

Also , ur dentist can tell if u have it or not or if u r grinding ur teeth as was my case.

Good luck
"selma"