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You need to go dairy free & get a bite guard for the TMJ
What do you do for TMJ? Do you massage your jaw and muscles around your
ears and up and down your neck? You can do it yourself or get a massage
and ask
that person to spend more effort in this area.
You can get rid of the pain and tightness, however, it won't go away by
itself. Also, one needs to relax. Be aware of what makes those muscles
tight
and massage them right away. Eventually, you will get to the point where
either you massage them as the begin to tighten and you can figure out how
to
keep your body from tensing up.
I've not seen celiac associated with TMJ. Your symptoms could indicate a
possible allergy/sinus/middle ear situation. In allergy, (or sinus
infection) your tissues swell causing pressure (blocked ears, maybe
dizziness). A middle ear infection could cause dizziness.
Once diagnosed with celiac, it is easy to try to pin many symptoms on the
disease, but we are still open to other diseases.
Your symptoms probably are what some neurologists who know (not many of
them) call Gluten Ataxia.
There are two neurologists who have done a lot of research on Celiac and
the
nerves. If you google Celiac Latov and also Celiac Hadjivasseliou
you may find some things that you don't know from some articles on their
work.
Maybe a TMJ specialist, if you have not seen one?
Sorry you are having issues
Do you know your B vitamin levels? I was just reading about B12 and B1 and
B5, it was one of those which can create dizziness/balance difficulties. I
wanted my dad, who frequently falls, to get checked for that and celiac.
(He
went to doc who asked if he had diarrhea (no) and said he didn't have
celiac.
I didn't have diarrhea and I'm blood and biopsy positive. It's really hard
being
out of state when your folks are old and require care. He doesn't speak
English well. Sigh.)
I also had TMJ/bruxism - was fitted for a night guard from an orthodontist
I
worked for. It helped. But after 8 months I discontinued use and don't
find
myself needing it (I moved away, was dx celiac, and he doesn't know I'm not
using it anymore - he'd probably be displeased. But he also doesn't know
much about celiac despite my phone calls - I had to stop bugging him cause
I
thought he'd think I was nuts!)
And, actually, my B12 is only "slightly" higher than prediagnosis and it's
still
low. I should take shots, but don't regularly, if at all. It's in the low
400s.
Hmm, I guess a compilation of other nutrients helped with the bruxism?
Sometimes I still feel disoriented too ... not vertigo or anything, so I
look
forward to your reply (maybe it's the B12 deficiency?!)
I thought you might be interested in Excerpt: Could it Be B12?. You can
view
it at, http://www.quilldriverbooks.com/b12/excerpt_b12.htm
I look forward to your summary from other replies.
This is an allergy. I have had this problem with extreme dizziness. My
doctor put me on NASONEX nasel spray. The problem is gone!
would love to hear what you find...the dizziness has been affecting me for
3 years. All the test show nothing.
Also sounds like sinus problems, not uncommon w/ celiacs, along w/ fluid in
the ears. I have problems whenever a low pressure front comes in & the
'high" is caught trying to escape.
Guiafenisen syrup (aka "expectorant") thins the mucous/add water to it so
it
can drain. You also need to drink enough of water. I'm found that taking
timed-release vitamin C has also helped me sinuses a lot. (I get the
VitaSource 500 Time-Release from K-Mart).. (Antihistamines can dry mucous
up so things
have more trouble draining.)
You could also have some allergies to milk protein, soy, ??? that's causing
the reaction. Pre-celiac, your immune system might have been to
ooverwhelmed to react to a specific food. With less stress on g.f., immune
system can
be more specific. Sounds like it isn't new so it's probably not something
new
& g.f. you've added recently.
You might need to get braces. I had TMJ at 40 & had a lot of dental work
done including 3 years in braces - best money I ever spent. For a bite
guard,
mine is a plastic piece that fits in the top of my mouth over all my top
teeth, I wear the thing every night, or else I grind my teeth etc. I think
that
the guard has to cover all your teeth, so that they do not touch each
other,
when your teeth touch, the muscles go where the teeth "tell them"
Yes, 100% on dairy is hard but worth the results. I hope it works for you.
wishing you the best
Hi. I would look into magnesium deficiency. The best book that I know of
is The Magnesium Miracle by Dr. Carolyn Dean. If you're considering
getting
tested, the EXAtest (www.exatest.com) is the way to go as standard blood
tests
are worth very little.
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