Why does one side of my jaw hurt immensely after a big yawn?!
Question: Why does one side of my jaw hurt immensely after a big yawn.?
I remember yawning pretty big a few weeks ago. And when I did, one side of my jaw just collapsed in pain. Since then, if I bite down wicked hard, or open my jaw really wide and shut it again, that side of my jaw hurts. In particular, the pain is centralized at the pivot point for the jawbone. It doesn't look/feel dislocated, because I have a regular bite, and it has the same range of motion as before, but it's really effecting the way I eat and how I talk without pain coming from the joint.
Any idea what it could be.? Could it be slightly dislocated without noticeable effects.? This has been going on for 1 or 2 weeks now.Health Question & Answer
Any idea what it could be.? Could it be slightly dislocated without noticeable effects.? This has been going on for 1 or 2 weeks now.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
the one possibility I can think of is that you may have torn a ligament or muscle at that side of your jaw and it hasn't healed yet due to the constant movement of talking eating etc. If it is this then it is just a time thing as with all injuries to areas that are in constant movement.
You can try using something like Bonjella (used for teething babies) to reduce the pain or go to an age old pain killer and use clove oil on cotton wool inside your mouth in the area of the pain (this works even with pain from wisdom teeth) but nothing would be hurt if you went to a doctor and they can x'ray the area in case some other damage may have been done Health Question & Answer
You can try using something like Bonjella (used for teething babies) to reduce the pain or go to an age old pain killer and use clove oil on cotton wool inside your mouth in the area of the pain (this works even with pain from wisdom teeth) but nothing would be hurt if you went to a doctor and they can x'ray the area in case some other damage may have been done Health Question & Answer
You could have TMJ. It stands for temporal mandibular joint which is the joint you describe as your pivot point. It can become irritated or misaligned. See your dentist for treatment.Health Question & Answer