TMJ Symptoms
The following is a printed list of symptoms a patient presented me with at his first visit. Happily, after six months of treatment, most of these symptoms are gone! - RH
Symptoms
1 A constant headache 24/7 Some days the pain is debilitating.
2 Head rush feeling, the feeling one has when one gets up too quickly. Also 24/7 then when I do get up from a crouch position I often feel I could pass out.
3 Headache behind the eyes, very painful and can stay for weeks. Began in my early 30’s.
4 Severe tinnitus. I thought it came from years of working with jet aircraft.
5 Very small mouth, cannot open wide and easily gagged.
6 Ataxic gate with my right knee giving way on occasion.
7 Poor balance and I bump into walls often. The earth is stable and I am the one off balance. I cannot walk heel to toe or on my toes or heels.
8 Grind teeth daily with the hardest in the evenings.
9 Ears sensitive to touch.
10 Blurred vision.
11 Eyelid muscle spasms very severe. I also have difficulty in opening my eyes once closed.
12 What I call my “stretchy thing” all the muscles in my body feel tight. I stretch but without any relief.
13 Seizure-like tremors in left and right hands.
14 Poor concentration due to pain.
15 Difficulty in finding words, with everyday jargon, and technical terms while working in aircraft maintenance.
16 Eye pain, tired eyes most of the day.
17 Whole body jumps or shakes for no apparent reason.
18 Very light and wind sensitive eyes. I currently wear frames with a ptosis crutch to keep my eyelids open.
19 My wife says my body jumps in my sleep, and my feet bend in strange positions, they tend to point up to my head.
20 I have always been right handed. I can no longer write with my right hand. One doctor told me to learn to write left-handed. I can print with my left hand but no cursive except for my signature.
