In article >,
Charlene Charette > wrote:

> You've already been given lots of advice about seeing your dentist. A
> night guard definitely helps. I've had one for awhile now. Years ago I
> had surgery to my jaws to realign them (bottom was bigger than the top).
> One of the side affects was it made my TMJ worse. *sigh*

That sux. I'm so sorry. :-(

>
> The regime I was given by my doctor - use moist heat or ice compresses
> (you'll have to experiment with what works for you, for me it's heat).
> Massage; if this is too painful, use ice first to numb the area. Aleve
> - rather than ibuprofen, if you can tolerate it. Open your mouth wide
> to stretch the tight muscles.
>
> Good luck,
> --Charlene

Hm. Aleve never worked for me for any other pain... Does it have
specific uses? It never helped other joint pain from arthritis.

Tylenol does nothing for me either.

Did you get a fitted night guard or a generic one?
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