Re: TMJ, adrenals and other symptoms

I have suffered from an inflamed TMJ in the past and to some extent it crops up frequently of late while I'm dealing with my candida battles. I suspect I have adrenal/thyroid issues and got blood testing this very day to see where those stand. I don't think adrenals/thyroid play into a TMJ issue but, who knows...

Not sure if a chiro can really help with TMJ, perhaps yes perhaps no. Years ago when I first sought help through an ENT he treated the condition with putting me on a liquid diet for 14 days to allow the nerve running through the TMJ to calm down, then when introducing chewing again to chew slowly with as little pressure as needed and to chew on the side which was effected, in my case its the right. When I questioned why it wouldn't be better to chew on the opposite side he said, "the side you are chewing on is more stable to the jaw".

I have been getting really bad pains from this area of late, like white hot coal shooting pains. So, I can sympathize and relate. I don't think it's from chewing wrong, nor from clenching my teeth but, who knows what I do when I sleep. I think it's from how I rest my head and my jaw position. I tend to sleep on my side or front so it could be how I have a crooked neck and the pressure on this joint while sleeping. Who knows, it could be from tongue pressure pushing the jaw out of alignment while breathing with my mouth open since I suffer from chronic sinusitis which I think is candida sinus. In that sense it seems somewhat candida related but, not directly caused like adrenal/thyroid issues and candida.

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