How Long Will My TMJ Pain Last?
When people refer to TMJ, they are often referring to temporomandibular disorders or TMD. These disorders affect the temporomandibular joint, which is where the common name of TMJ comes from. Unfortunately, from [...]
Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Apnea
Oral appliance therapy is commonly used today in the treatment of mild to moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). For patients who suffer from severe OSA and are utilizing a CPAP machine (gold [...]
Bruxism Causes and Symptoms
Have you ever woken up and felt tension in your face or pain in your jaw? Do you frequently wake up with headaches? Is there tension in your [...]
Vertigo & TMD
As you may recall from other blogs you have read here on my website, TMJ dysfunction (TMD) is known as “The Great Impostor” because its symptoms mimic those of many other conditions. [...]
Can TMJ Cause Hearing Loss?
I first learned about how TMD causes ear problems in the 1970’s. An 8-year-old girl came in to my office, and after reading the forms that her parents [...]
