What You Can Do About Your TMJ Headache?

By Ron Aguilar

TMJ headaches can be caused by many factors, most of which can't be relieved by aspirin or most analgesic products. In this article we will rap about what causes these headaches and what you can do to stop them and fix your TMJ for good.
These TMJ headaches are surprisingly painful and will certainly keep you up at night. As a TMJ sufferer myself, I've been through these too frequently to count. I've found 1 or 2 ways to minimize the pain which I could share a little later. First i want to explain why you are getting them.
The pure function of your temporomandibular joint affects the open and shutting of your jaw. When this joint is inflamed or damaged, it causes the muscles to spasm as your jaw isn't closing properly. As the muscles spasm, it causes muscles in the neck, face, shoulders, and head to tighten up and be pulled. This is the cause of the leaden TMJ headaches.
Another headache you will get isn't related to the muscles, but related more to the nerves round the TM joint. As your joint becomes inflamed it puts pressure on the nerves around the joint and ear. There are many nerves in this part of your face which shoot pain up in and around the ear and into the head. These are the most typical TMJ headaches, and the most unpleasant. Also, these are the hardest to cure because they affect the nerves rather than the muscles.
Anti inflammatory such as Aleeve can work best, but they lose their effectiveness over a period of time. I have been employing a Dixie cup filled about quarter full with water and freezing it. I then rub the frozen end of the Dixie cup in circular motions around my TM joint area. This seems to help too. I have also been using some exercises that have been giving me long term relief and are helping more than anything.



About the Author:

If you are looking for tmj home treatment this could be a great source of information for you as well. Click here Tmj home remedies