TMJ on one side only

Hi all. I'm new here. I've always had minor "livable" TMJ, but recently, it is very severe. Pain and severe muscle tightness is from behing my ear, down the left neck, up in fron of the ear and up to the temple and across the entire left side of head and over eyes. I went to the chiropractor today and he could nto to to much. Suggested I see a massage pain clinic in town, that has a clinition that workrs by massaging the TMJ joint area from inside the month. Has anyone else had this done? In the meantime, he suggested I do ice applications for 24 hours, than do some heat over the area and take an anti-inflamatory.
I've heard there is also TENS ( elcetrical stimulation) and also Ultra-sound. Has either of these worked for anyone. I also have some light headedness and the pain over the eyes, effects my vision some too. Is this common?
Pauline