The answer is YES; you can have both TMD (temporomandibular joint disorder) and OSA (obstructive
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Our specially trained staff have been treating patients who have headaches, jaw pain, eye, ear, and neck pain associated with temporomandibular joint disorder for over 25 years. Our kindness, warmth, expertise and therapy programs have allowed thousands of people to live their lives without pain.
Meet Dr. Klein
Founder and Director of Michigan Head and Neck Institute
Dr. Klein is a specially trained and educated dentist with more than 25 years experience in managing OSA and TMD. He can help you get a better night’s sleep and/or relieve your oral facial pain, muscle tension headaches, and other TMD symptoms.
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What a Halloween Irony
I have been explaining to my patients for decades that the facial, jaw and neck muscles will tighten as they protect an injured TM Joint. The analogy I use is....the muscle will slowly tighten (they don't notice it), then they will stiffen (they still don't notice it) and then after the pain threshold is reached, they feel the pain and begin to clench or grit their teeth and the pain becomes increasingly problematic. The pain does not immediately go from "no pain to lots of pain" the pain does not act like "Beam Me Up Scotty" where the pain leaves as quickly as Scotty beams you up.
So as I explained this to a patient on Halloween dressed as Captain Kirk, we both laughed.
Dr. Klein attended the DMAN Foundation (Danny's Miracle Angel Network) 9th annual Hollywood Night Gala. He is on the board of directors and was a sponsor for the event. Dr. Klein thoroughly enjoyed the music performed by the gentlemen you can see in wheel chairs as they sang a song from their new CD. This years theme was Hollywood Galactic Glow Party and Dr. Klein went as Captain Kirk.
Watch Facebook Live on The Patriot Detroit FM101.5/AM1400 WDTK page today for a special edition of "Getting out of the Pain Lane". Dr. Richard Klein will be joined by Felix & Joshua Cruz from Cruz Hearing Aid Service. Tune in from 7:00pm - 8:00pm and watch "Use the Best Gear to Hear", call or ask questions & Dr. Klein will be happy to give you the answer
