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    What Should My Next Move Be (Use a Night Guard, Dentist, ENT, or Just Wait)?

    I knew I had TMJ for 2 years. I never thought anything of it. I thought it just was that my jaw cracked. And while in school I had this habit of chewing gum everyday, I did that 6 hours a day for 3 months. Last June I got a really bad cold, and then an ear infection. The day after the ear...
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    How Do You Know If Tinnitus Is from TMJ?

    What are some signs that the tinnitus may be from TMJ? I don’t suspect hearing or nerve damage is the problem because there is no reason for that considering I am still very young (13) but certain movements with my mouth and neck make different tones and maybe that means it is also muscle...
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    Are My Symptoms TMJ Related? Crackling When Yawning / Swallowing / Ear Fullness

    Can TMJ cause my ears to make a crackling noise when I yawn and swallow? Also when I was lying down I moved my jaw and out of nowhere my ear had a fullness feeling and I had a really bad high pitched ringing for 5 minutes. Does that also sound TMJ related?
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    No Hearing Loss or Physical Damage to the Ear — A Better Chance for My Tinnitus Going Away?

    Since I do not have hearing loss or any physical damage to my ear (I did visit an ENT and took some tests to make sure), is there a better chance of my tinnitus going away? I also have TMJ and muscle tension so is there a really good chance once I get this settled down the tinnitus will fade...
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    If Tinnitus Is from Ear Infection, Shouldn't the Infection Have Caused Some Physical Damage?

    In order for an ear infection to cause permanent tinnitus, wouldn’t the ear infection have to have caused some sort of damage?
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    TMJ on the Right Side — Tinnitus on the Left Side

    Hi. I’m new around here and my tinnitus started about a month ago. It started after an ear infection and I got really nervous about it being permanent (thanks google) but I got some antibiotics for the infection and it went away, but the tinnitus was still there. So I made an appointment...