Hello All,
I'm a dentist who has done a residency in TMD and these patients along with chronic headache and migraine patients with and without T, represent about 30% of my practice. I developed T about four years ago. It came on after a very strenuous bicycle training ride. I race bikes and our racing and training is often quite intense. I figured it would go away, but of course it did not.
I have treated a number of patients over the years with T and have had success in eliminating it for certain patients. The patients who respond favorably to therapy are typical either acute TMD patients who have only recently displaced a disc or migraine patients who have T as one of a number of collateral symptoms to their migraines. When I cure their migraines, I cure their T. When we treat the acute disc displacement and return them to stability, the T goes as well. We've also treated and helped a number of patients referred by ENTs who have been under their care and sometimes along with a chiropractor to no avail whose chief complaint is pain and fullness in the ear, who we can diagnose with TMD.
However, I never promise anything when it comes to T. For when it came to physician heal thyself, I haven't been able to. Mine is not somatic. Although it began in my right ear the side I have a partially displaced disc, it has recently popped up in my left ear to a lesser extent as well. I originally felt my T was just an occupational hazard that a good number of dentists suffer from thanks to the high frequency hand pieces we use and the years of no protection. Now, I feel my T is tied to stress and cortisol levels. I have flare ups after long and/or hard rides, which have recently reached levels that have made me step away from the bike.
After getting through the first several sleepless nights, I was able to live with it. On one occasion it went away for a week while I was on vacation, totally relaxed. I said to my wife on the last day, my T is gone, I can't believe it. Of course it returned when I did back to my normal life. Up until today, I have not sought any treatment other than my in office TMD therapist and my at home TMD therapy that I prescribe my patients and I did take Naltrexone for several days (doses 20 up to 50mg), but quit because I didn't like the way it made me feel. But, it's time to take the first step to addressing it and my stress levels. I am going to see a craniosacral therapist today in an effort to relieve some stress and am scheduled to see an audiologist in several weeks.
I look forward to sharing anything I discover along my path. And will be happy to answer any questions from any of you who suffer T associated with chronic headaches and migraines or TMD.
I'm a dentist who has done a residency in TMD and these patients along with chronic headache and migraine patients with and without T, represent about 30% of my practice. I developed T about four years ago. It came on after a very strenuous bicycle training ride. I race bikes and our racing and training is often quite intense. I figured it would go away, but of course it did not.
I have treated a number of patients over the years with T and have had success in eliminating it for certain patients. The patients who respond favorably to therapy are typical either acute TMD patients who have only recently displaced a disc or migraine patients who have T as one of a number of collateral symptoms to their migraines. When I cure their migraines, I cure their T. When we treat the acute disc displacement and return them to stability, the T goes as well. We've also treated and helped a number of patients referred by ENTs who have been under their care and sometimes along with a chiropractor to no avail whose chief complaint is pain and fullness in the ear, who we can diagnose with TMD.
However, I never promise anything when it comes to T. For when it came to physician heal thyself, I haven't been able to. Mine is not somatic. Although it began in my right ear the side I have a partially displaced disc, it has recently popped up in my left ear to a lesser extent as well. I originally felt my T was just an occupational hazard that a good number of dentists suffer from thanks to the high frequency hand pieces we use and the years of no protection. Now, I feel my T is tied to stress and cortisol levels. I have flare ups after long and/or hard rides, which have recently reached levels that have made me step away from the bike.
After getting through the first several sleepless nights, I was able to live with it. On one occasion it went away for a week while I was on vacation, totally relaxed. I said to my wife on the last day, my T is gone, I can't believe it. Of course it returned when I did back to my normal life. Up until today, I have not sought any treatment other than my in office TMD therapist and my at home TMD therapy that I prescribe my patients and I did take Naltrexone for several days (doses 20 up to 50mg), but quit because I didn't like the way it made me feel. But, it's time to take the first step to addressing it and my stress levels. I am going to see a craniosacral therapist today in an effort to relieve some stress and am scheduled to see an audiologist in several weeks.
I look forward to sharing anything I discover along my path. And will be happy to answer any questions from any of you who suffer T associated with chronic headaches and migraines or TMD.
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