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<blockquote data-quote="Diop" data-source="post: 1024052" data-attributes="member: 9431">Dropping an update - It has been two weeks since I posted about my TMJ pain, and it has pretty much completely vanished.&nbsp; The first week was fairly painful, as any type of chewing caused significant discomfort on the right side of my jaw.&nbsp; I started to think this was going to be a long term problem as nothing seemed to be helpful (anti-inflammatory drugs, ice, heat, muscle relaxers, etc.).&nbsp; Gradually, the pain started to get weaker and weaker throughout this past week, and while I'm still being a bit careful about what I eat, how I chew, etc....it seems to be under control.It was definitely my gum chewing that caused this.&nbsp; I grind my teeth (sometimes) when stressed, but I haven't had a piece of gum since this started and the pain finally went away.&nbsp; I'm probably going to get a mouth guard from Walgreen's to potentially wear at night as a precaution, but I'll definitely never regularly chew gum again.&nbsp; Thank you to everyone for the helpful thoughts and advice earlier in the thread.&nbsp; I also have to echo SBR from the post above - while this was going on, I couldn't even fathom trying to eat something like nuts, seeds, or hard candy.&nbsp; Anything that required even a small amount of chewing force was extremely painful on my jaw as well as psychologically frustrating/scary.&nbsp; Hopefully this won't ever come back, as it sure sucks when it happens to you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Diop, post: 1024052, member: 9431"] Dropping an update - It has been two weeks since I posted about my TMJ pain, and it has pretty much completely vanished. The first week was fairly painful, as any type of chewing caused significant discomfort on the right side of my jaw. I started to think this was going to be a long term problem as nothing seemed to be helpful (anti-inflammatory drugs, ice, heat, muscle relaxers, etc.). Gradually, the pain started to get weaker and weaker throughout this past week, and while I'm still being a bit careful about what I eat, how I chew, etc....it seems to be under control. [b]It was definitely my gum chewing that caused this[/b]. I grind my teeth (sometimes) when stressed, but I haven't had a piece of gum since this started and the pain finally went away. I'm probably going to get a mouth guard from Walgreen's to potentially wear at night as a precaution, but I'll definitely never regularly chew gum again. Thank you to everyone for the helpful thoughts and advice earlier in the thread. I also have to echo SBR from the post above - while this was going on, I couldn't even fathom trying to eat something like nuts, seeds, or hard candy. Anything that required even a small amount of chewing force was extremely painful on my jaw as well as psychologically frustrating/scary. Hopefully this won't ever come back, as it sure sucks when it happens to you. [/QUOTE]

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