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Hollow · 01-21-2006, 04:32 PM

occasionally my jaws seem to just lock up for a little while and i can only open my mouth so wide. sometimes it's just one or the other, sometimes both at the same time. i can forcefully open my mouth sometimes and get it back into place, but if it's too tight it hurts like ****ING HELL, i can HEAR the bones creaking and it just simply goes back to how it was; i just have to let it go back to normal on its own, which i think is usually helped by relaxing it..it happened for the first time last april just before a singing performance when i was trying to release tension in my jaws and one of them just got stuck and i couldn't open my mouth very wide for the next few hours, and it's been happening quite frequently since then...so i suppose that if anyone knows of anything to do about it then please tell me cuz i should be eating right now but i can't because they're both locked up pretty tightly and i can hardly fit a damn thing in there.

Mijada · 01-21-2006, 05:34 PM

Hmm That's never happened to me. My jaws get tired now and then but they never lock up. If this has been going on since last April, I'd see a doctor about it before it gets worse.

vienna waits · 01-21-2006, 06:09 PM

Isn't that called TMJ?

vienna waits · 01-21-2006, 06:11 PM

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001227.htm

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The abbreviation "TMJ" literally refers to the joint but is often used to refer to any disorders or symptoms of this region. Such problems include popping sounds in the jaw, inability to fully open the mouth, jaw pain, headaches, earaches, toothaches, and various other types of facial pain.

EmoJoe · 01-21-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna waits

Isn't that called TMJ?

my cousin had that. she had to get an MRI done and got this thing put in her mouth for a year.

but yeah that never happens to me.

Hollow · 01-21-2006, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna waits

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001227.htm

yeah that seems to be exactly my case, thanks.

Kazza · 01-21-2006, 08:04 PM

I have a loud jaw and it aggravates me.
I was at the table with my DD's the other night and my oldest tells me' Mom; what's wrong with your jaw'.

Cashodeen · 01-21-2006, 10:27 PM

I didn't check out the link, but I'm assuming it's about TMJ syndrome. You might just have that. I would see a specialist who treats jaw problems. You may want to see your regular dentist first. He or she can refer you to a specialist if you don't want to search for someone on your own.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 01-21-2006, 10:29 PM

That happens to me sometimes, but when it does it's only for a second.

Dutabi84 · 01-21-2006, 10:32 PM

No, but if I stretch it out far enough I can usually make some cool popping sounds.

I Love John Ritter · 01-21-2006, 10:39 PM

This has been happening to me for years, and it happens quite often. What I do is rub the side of my face where my jaw is, and this sometimes helps to loosen it abit. I've had an X-ray done before, and I think I remember the dentist saying that this happens to me because there is a tissue in there that got out of place.

MrsRitter · 01-21-2006, 11:19 PM

i used to have that. my orthodontist said i was grinding my teeth at night and when i got up i couldnt open my mouth until i cracked my jaw. it was a pain the in butt. i had to wear this thing in my mouth at night to help stop grinding my teeth but it just made it worse.....

all this was like 2 or 3 years ago and it just went away after a while

Courtnee · 01-21-2006, 11:46 PM

this happens to me too.

01-21-2006, 04:32 PM	#1
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	DOES ANYONE ELSE'S JAWS GET STUCK??//?/ occasionally my jaws seem to just lock up for a little while and i can only open my mouth so wide. sometimes it's just one or the other, sometimes both at the same time. i can forcefully open my mouth sometimes and get it back into place, but if it's too tight it hurts like ****ING HELL, i can HEAR the bones creaking and it just simply goes back to how it was; i just have to let it go back to normal on its own, which i think is usually helped by relaxing it..it happened for the first time last april just before a singing performance when i was trying to release tension in my jaws and one of them just got stuck and i couldn't open my mouth very wide for the next few hours, and it's been happening quite frequently since then...so i suppose that if anyone knows of anything to do about it then please tell me cuz i should be eating right now but i can't because they're both locked up pretty tightly and i can hardly fit a damn thing in there.

01-21-2006, 05:34 PM	#2
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	Hmm That's never happened to me. My jaws get tired now and then but they never lock up. If this has been going on since last April, I'd see a doctor about it before it gets worse.
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01-21-2006, 10:29 PM	#9
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01-21-2006, 10:39 PM	#11
I Love John Ritter Miss ya, John Senior Member Join Date: Apr 06, 2004 Location: In John Ritter's arms Posts: 2,687	This has been happening to me for years, and it happens quite often. What I do is rub the side of my face where my jaw is, and this sometimes helps to loosen it abit. I've had an X-ray done before, and I think I remember the dentist saying that this happens to me because there is a tissue in there that got out of place.
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MrsRitter Cant stop, wont stop Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2005 Location: Farm Country. AKA Grafton..i mean our school is between two wheat fields..if thats not country, i dont know what it is... Posts: 194	i used to have that. my orthodontist said i was grinding my teeth at night and when i got up i couldnt open my mouth until i cracked my jaw. it was a pain the in butt. i had to wear this thing in my mouth at night to help stop grinding my teeth but it just made it worse..... all this was like 2 or 3 years ago and it just went away after a while
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01-21-2006, 06:09 PM	#3
vienna waits avatars are stupid. Forum Superstar Join Date: May 18, 2001 Location: Ravenclaw Common Room Posts: 29,859	Isn't that called TMJ?

01-21-2006, 08:04 PM	#7
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	I have a loud jaw and it aggravates me. I was at the table with my DD's the other night and my oldest tells me' Mom; what's wrong with your jaw'.

01-21-2006, 10:27 PM	#8
Cashodeen Hi. Forum Star Join Date: Aug 30, 2001 Posts: 11,363	I didn't check out the link, but I'm assuming it's about TMJ syndrome. You might just have that. I would see a specialist who treats jaw problems. You may want to see your regular dentist first. He or she can refer you to a specialist if you don't want to search for someone on your own.

01-21-2006, 10:32 PM	#10
Dutabi84 kittens must die Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: MN/TX Posts: 11,026	No, but if I stretch it out far enough I can usually make some cool popping sounds.

01-21-2006, 11:46 PM	#13
Courtnee MAN VS SAMMICH. Forum Star Join Date: Mar 23, 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,413	this happens to me too.
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