I spent months in severe TMJ pain and think I figured out a trigger
I just wanted to share something from my own experience in case it helps someone else connect some dots.
Back in November, my TMJ flared up BAD. It was getting cold where I live around that time, and I was in constant pain. I tried everything — multiple doctors, different medications, heating pads, etc. Nothing really helped. They ended up doing a CT scan and told me it looked like I have pretty significant arthritis in my jaw.
What’s weird is once it started warming up around March, my jaw pain basically disappeared and hasn’t really bothered me since.
So now I’m honestly wondering if colder weather/inflammation from temperature changes may play a huge role in my TMJ pain and arthritis flare-ups. Has anyone else noticed their TMJ gets dramatically worse in colder months and better when it warms up?