TMJ Related Numbness?

I'm still learning about my TMJ, but I currently have a numb sort of feeling between my jaw and my lips (So basically the cheek area). It doesn't seem fully number and feels as though it's a radiating numb feeling (as in it feels okay for a second or two and then goes numb for another 3o or so, And repeats).

Does anyone else get this with TMJ?

 

At my acute onset of TMJD, I used to have pins & needles along my cheeks and temples. It is like having insects crawling along my face, amongst the other symptoms. It was scary but somehow those went away. Many years on, I still get that occasionally.

 

I've never experienced numbness but every once in a while I will get a sharp stabbing pain in my ears that typically only lasts a second or two and then goes away.

 

Your Middle ears incase your facial nerves and your jaw joint is by your middle ear so some irritation and inflamation in that area can cause facial nerve problems.....lots of love glynis