Bite guard for clenching

I'm curious about this. I can't help feel do the proximity that is probable relationship to tmj jaw issues. Dr.s admit TMJ issues can cause trigeminal neuralgia. So a bite guard benefitting Menieres is intriguing. Curious what others say.

 

Yes, I have had a bite appliance for about 30 years. I had been diagnosed with Meniere's 18 years ago. The past two years the TMJ really kicked in, leading me to a "specialist" as I could barely open my mouth, constant clicking and locking of my jaw. $8,000 and 3 upper and lower interlocking appliances later, I am back to my original single guard from original dentist. I started getting more serious and constant Meniere's symptoms/vertigo at about the same time. I believe there is a connection between Meniere's and TMJ....possibly the TMJ aggrevating the nerves in the ear. However, not one of my dentists (2) nor my ENT/OTO's (3...one at Duke University) tell me there is no connection. Keep wearing the night guard...for your teeth's sake. I have found if I take a tylenol before bed, I feel relief of the TMJ and lessens the vertigo until the day wears on. I do have 70% hearing loss, constant tinnitus, and vertigo to some degree, and head discomfort but it's the vertigo that is debilitating. I have had a series of the steroid injections which do seem to help a bit. I was also prescribed Betahistine by my Duke ENT but the next Dr. told me to stop it. I didn't feel any difference with or without. We all seem to have a different experience but I most definitely believe there is a connection between the jaw and ear.