Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)

Question

Anyone experience this? Im at 23 weeks going to 24. Yesterday i had a sleepless night. My jaw hurts like crazy and i just couldnt find any comfort position to sleep. The pain continuously on going so i woke up and google to find oit this was what it is. Did cold compress, apply oil on my shoulder and massage it but no diff and I still couldn’t sleep. It went through the whole night and stop only at 6am and have work at 830am. Have anyone experience this? Will it come again or is it a one time thing? 🥺

Vô danh · Answer

I really feel you on this, a whole night of jaw pain with work in the morning sounds absolutely exhausting and I hope you managed to get some rest after. TMJ during pregnancy can sometimes flare up due to all the changes our bodies go through, so you are definitely not alone in this. Since you are pregnant and the pain was quite intense and prolonged, it would be good to bring this up with your gynae or a doctor soon, just so they can advise you on what is safe to use for relief at your stage. Please do not just push through on your own, getting proper guidance will help you manage it better if it comes back.