Perhaps you are one of the many people who suffer pain in the temporomandibular joint of TMJ
. Other possible effects of suffering from TMJ include the following :
Limited range of motion
Muscle spasm
Clicking or popping noises
Ringing noise in the ears
Teeth grinding
Pain in the ears
In recent statistics it has been shown that around 25 million Americans are having troubles with TMJ syndrome and among these, the women seem to suffer more often than men. Because of this, the need to visit nature's way to cure TMJ becomes pressing. But before we head on to the cure we must know the source of pain associated with TMJ syndrome these may be any of the following:
Cartilage has been worn out and thus the jaw bone grind with each other.
TMJ has been dislocated which creates the characteristic clicking and popping sound.
Bite of the patient may be misaligned.
Arthritis when this is present there is a real possibility of inflammation which in turn could cause swelling in the tissues and ligaments.
Now that we know the real causes of this painful disorder we must tackle some of natures's way to cure TMJ. Any of the following may have been already used by the patient momentarily or incidentally, in which case, just continue the same or use it in condition to the others listed below.
When yawning, take it easy do not overstretch the jaw too much because it may trigger TMJ to react and thus cause pain;
Eat only those foods which are soft so that the pressure against the TMJ is minimized;
Rest your jaw. Stay away from chewing gum and other extensive jaw activities or gnashing and grinding;
Have a pillow support that part of your jaw which experiences the pain;
Warm compress your TMJ in case pain starts to kick in.
These are just some of the nature's way to cure TMJ. You can still live a normal existence just by following the aforementioned advice. Take a time off and be easy on yourself. It has been shown that a stressful life leads to TMJ so ease up and enjoy life as it should be.