Does Anyone Know About Or Have TMJ, Tinnitus?

Okay I have neither tmj or tinnitus but I work for an ears nose and throat dr so I hear patients complaining of these issues a hundred times a day. Tmj is very different then tinnitus, tmj is when you open your mouth you feel a clicking sensation at your jaw joint in bad cases you can even hear it. This can be very painful depending on the severity sometimes it's worse in the am for different reasons such as if you possibly grind your teeth at night this doesn't really sound like what your describing but if it is I suggest you go see a dentist as they can fit you for a mouth gaurd for when you sleep this will keep your jaw in one position throughout the night you may also ake ibuprofen or an anti-inflamatory for tmj. Now for tinnitus there are several causes most often it could be due to exposure to a loud noise (ex. a lawn mower engine for an extended period of time, or a gun shot without ear protection). Also commonly just depending on if you have hearing loss and the type you have you can develop tinnitus. Taking a significant amount of aspein can also cause tinnitus. As far as treatment unfortunately there isn't much in the way of medicine most often we suggest trying products like miracle ear or something aling those lines which contain b12 some people see improvement some don't. Your doctor may also reccomend placing a ventilating tube in your ears this again SOMETIMES helps. Really your only otheroption would be to try and mask the tinnitus people do this by sleeping with say a radio or fan on and sometimes that takes the focus off the tinnitus others usually older patients will use hearing aids to mask the tinnitus. I hope I've given you some useful information from the sends of your problem I would probably start off with seeing a dentist they deal with plenty of tmj issues also they do sell mouth guards at most drugstores however I'm not sure how well they work since they are not specifically fit for each individuals mouth, if you have no luck with the dentist your next stop would be an ears nose and throat doctor they will most likely start you with a hearing test and then go from there probably offering you some of the options I've listed above. Best of luck as this issue tends to be very frustrating for most of our patients as well.