What has worked for your TMJ?
This is a mixture of a question/discussion post. I was diagnosed with TMJ disorder in December by an ENT because I thought I had a bad ear infection (news flash: I did not). I have had probably 1-4 “flare ups” a week. I have only ever used/tried Ibuprofen, cold and hot compresses, and even diclofenac sodium. I am currently a post-grad back in school and don’t have an abundance of money to spend on doctor’s visits and treatments (unless absolutely necessary), so I wanted to see what methods - whether traditional or not - have worked for your management of TMJ symptoms and pain? Obviously if I find no relief, I’ll bite the bullet and go to the doctor but I want to try other modalities first. To add, Ibuprofen works decently well but I do not want to have to rely on it long-term, especially since I am likely to have a predisposition to the development of ulcers.
Anything helps and thank you in advance!