taking a new approach- TMJ treatment

Hi all. I haven't posted anything in a while. My symptoms have been bad off and on since March (mainly on ). I thought diuretics were working for me but they don't seem to be anymore. Maybe they never did, who knows. Anyway, over the past 5 and a half years I have tried diuretics, antivirals, caffeine elimination, I have had allergy testing, I have tried Betahistine.... nothing has worked for me. I have heard of TMJ being a possible cause of Meniere's and that had always interested me, but because treatment is quite pricey I had never pursued it. I have had TMJ issues since I was in Junior High and my dentist always would say "Yeah, you have TMJ" and that's it, he would move on. Since I have issues with my jaw and I have tried many other options for my treatment I have decided to take the leap and explore the TMJ route.

I had my first appointment with a dentist that specializes in TMJ last month. He did all kinds of tests and the 3d cone beam ct scan showed my jaw joints in bad shape. The condyles are pushed back towards my inner ear and my jaw has limited opening because of it. He said it is no guarantee that it would help my ear issue however he thinks there is a very good possibility and he has had many patients with Menieres and lots have had major improvements. So instead of continuing to wonder I am going to go forward with treatment and get a splint. I go back in a couple weeks to finalize.

Wish me luck. ??? I will keep you all updated.

 

Marie, the splint is a custom made mouthpiece that will fit over my bottom teeth. I will wear it for an extended period of time and it is supposed to gradually move my jaw into the correct position. We are hoping that will relieve some pressure from my inner ear.

 

This gives me a lot of hope. Thank you! I am glad it seems to be helping you.