| A friend and fellow chocolate lover recently told | | | | may tell you not to grind or clench your teeth, in |
| me of a new discovery of his - eating a Snickers | | | | addition to tooth erosion. Sometimes people are |
| bar, fresh from the freezer. | | | | born with this condition. The joint is irregular in |
| His wife, however, does not. This is because she | | | | development. |
| suffers from TMJ, or Temporomandibular Joint | | | | Triggers include: lack of sleep, stress, exposure |
| syndrome. The cold of the frozen candy is a | | | | to air-conditioning on the face, eating or drinking |
| trigger for symptoms. Always interested in the | | | | cold food and drinks, clenching the teeth |
| ailments of people and how to cure them, I asked | | | | repeatedly and leaning forward to view a |
| my friend's wife to provide more detail about her | | | | computer screen causing poor posture. |
| condition. | | | | TMJ syndrome affects women more than men. |
| Most of the symptoms she described were | | | | Experts say 5-15% of the population but agree |
| expected, as I have performed much research on | | | | the number is likely higher due to misdiagnosis. |
| the condition in order to be able to create my | | | | Some common symptoms include: Headache |
| TMJ program. Since everyone is different, | | | | (most sufferers complain of this), pain or |
| though, she had a few symptoms which were | | | | tenderness in the jaw, earache, pain in the face, |
| surprising. | | | | clicking sound when opening or closing the mouth |
| TMJ refers to the temporomandibular joint, and is | | | | accompanied by pain (a clicking sound without pain |
| not a condition in and of itself but rather a | | | | does not necessarily mean you have TMJ), neck |
| disorder of the temporomandibular joint. | | | | pain and difficulty opening and closing the mouth. |
| The TMJ is what allows us to talk, chew and | | | | The comforting news is that in most cases, no |
| yawn. Located on either side in front of the | | | | surgery is required. If the cause is something |
| ears, TMJs are made up of blood vessels, | | | | you can correct (i.e., teeth grinding or poor neck |
| muscles, nerves and bones. | | | | posture) you and your doctor/dentist can take |
| You can find the joint by placing a finger in front | | | | steps to correct the problem. |
| of your ear and then by opening and closing the | | | | With my friend's wife, cold air and eating/drinking |
| mouth. The jawbones actions are to open and | | | | cold foods and drink brought on symptoms. I |
| close the mouth, act in a gliding action which | | | | suggested that she try my TMJ program and |
| allows the mouth to open wide and for acting as | | | | guess what - it worked! She can now lead a life |
| a hinge. | | | | free of joint pain. |
| TMJ disorder occurs when the joint becomes | | | | Overwhelming good reviews of my all natural |
| eroded and slides out of alignment. Certain | | | | programs such as the aforementioned TMJ |
| medical conditions can also cause damage to the | | | | program and my Migraine and Headache program |
| cartilage in the joint. A trauma or injury can also | | | | has really impressed upon me the need that so |
| cause a disorder. | | | | many have to find a solution which doesn't involve |
| TMJ disorders are also caused when overusing | | | | medication. If this is the case with you, please |
| the joint. This is another reason your dentist | | | | try my program! |