Archive for January, 2023

Over the past 7 years I have interviewed and done consultations with more than 6000 patients with TMD/TMJ.  I could write a book about what I learned during those consultations. Several people have told me I need to write the book.  Maybe, someday, I will. But now my full attention is on how to educate […]

                You don’t have to be a Doctor to Diagnose TMD/TMJ You read that correctly, “You don’t have to be a doctor to Diagnose TMJ/TMD”.  If you have read previous articles in this blog you will see that TMD/TMJ is actually not a very complicated disease to understand, diagnose and treat.  Unfortunately, home remedies, night […]

Tinnitus, Subjective Hearing Loss, Vertigo and TMD Tinnitus, (Ringing or buzzing in the ears), Subjective Hearing Loss, (The feeling like you ears are full of water or you are in an airplane and can’t clear your ears), and Vertigo,(a constant or intermittent sense of dizziness) are all well- known and accepted symptoms of TMD/TMJ.  Although […]

Bruxism and TMD/TMJ Bruxism is the technical and scientific term used to describe clenching and/or grinding of the teeth due to involuntary motion of the lower jaw. Bruxism can occur during the day, Awake Bruxism (AB) or at night, Night Bruxism (NB). Bruxism is very common, and it is estimated that roughly half the population […]