Tmj and tinnitus

[Doxiemom1]

Has anyone with tinnitus and tmj feel numbness on that side of head?

[lesley2015]

Yes, and I sometimes have pins and needles (like a wave of insects!) on that side of the head, also very dizzy, could be tmj or other conditions I have.

TBJ with tinnitus is pretty hhorrible. Best wishes

[Toughmathew in reply to lesley2015]

But if its due to tmj, should it be treated by maxillofacial surgeon or plastic surgeon

[Doxiemom1 in reply to Toughmathew]

Tmj dentist is just treating it with mouth guards. Hasn’t said anything about surgery but that’s a thought

[lesley2015 in reply to Doxiemom1]

I have a mouth guard and pain relief when it is very bad. I was offered steroid injections in the roof of my mouth, I declined!

[Doxiemom1 in reply to lesley2015]

oh gosh!!! I would have declined too

[thatsound in reply to Toughmathew]

I think I would agree with you. I had MRI on TMJ - open and closed positions an dall fine for me but the neurologist who organised the MRI did say that he would refer me onto Max Surgeon if required..

[Doxiemom1 in reply to lesley2015]

thanks for replying.

[Toughmathew in reply to Doxiemom1]

Some people said t can consult neurologist dont know which one is corrrect but usuaally gp cant help much

[Doxiemom1 in reply to Toughmathew]

I tried that. Wanted me to do a mri. Afraid of that

[lesley2015 in reply to Doxiemom1]

MRI was fine when I had one, just ensured it was nothing else going on. Just listened to music and dosed off .

[Doxiemom1 in reply to lesley2015]

you didn’t hear it?

[lesley2015 in reply to Doxiemom1]

Well it was just like being next to a car, but i had ear plugs and then a headset with favourite music playing , so I just listened to that and took my mind to a different place. I have had about 4 in the past ten years or so, and no problem at all. Only once when they played rubbish music lol

[Doxiemom1 in reply to lesley2015]

We’ll that’s sounds encouraging. I might get the nerve to do it. What kind of ear plugs?

[lesley2015 in reply to Doxiemom1]

they supplied them, soft rubber ones

[Doxiemom1 in reply to lesley2015]

ok thanks. Do they do the earphones with music also?

[thatsound in reply to Doxiemom1]

Ive had many MRI's in my time and IMHO the noise is like listening to a electronic music techno like Kraftwerk Also I dont liek small spaces so I shut my eyes before the bed is slid into the scanner. Just breath slowly and try and concentrate on something completely different. I bit like T - try and ignore the MRI. Good luck an dall the best!

[Doxiemom1 in reply to thatsound]

thank you. Here they do have an open mri. I don’t like tight spaces either. They had to put me to sleep to do ct scan

[Toughmathew in reply to lesley2015]

Ct scan better or not

[Doxiemom1 in reply to Toughmathew]

they say mri shows more if like tumor. I don’t know

[lesley2015 in reply to Toughmathew]

I think an mri shows more

[Toughmathew]

So u didnt do? How come

[Doxiemom1 in reply to Toughmathew]

afraid of the noise

[Toughmathew]

Use nhs or private

[Doxiemom1 in reply to Toughmathew]

private?

[Toughmathew in reply to Doxiemom1]

Self paid dr or nhs

[lesley2015 in reply to Toughmathew]

nhs

[Toughmathew]

tinnitus is just symptom not an illness always said incurable then how come most profolio of ent dr saying tinnitus is one of their scope or strength

[Doxiemom1 in reply to Toughmathew]

my ent told me it was a jaw problem and when had ct scans showed tmj way out of line

[Toughmathew]

Then he refers u to a dentist

[thatsound]

Yes, I have numb sensations at times over face and temples areas of head, though for me mainly on the opposite side to my T ear. I get the numbness into cheek area and jaw. Is this similar to yours?

[Doxiemom1 in reply to thatsound]

mine is on the side where tmj the worse. Have tinnitus in both ears. It is mostly in my temple are on that side

[Toughmathew in reply to thatsound]

Just head tensio