I have been dealing with TMJ for about 12 years. It sucks!! At my worst i couldn't open my mouth wide enough to eat a banana.
The mouth guard things made me feel worse. So i use ibuprofen, ice, sometimes heat, and do certain gentle jaw range of motion movements to help and usually avoid overly "chewy" foods.
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Yeah, totally with you there - and I find the mouth guard comment interesting too. In Katie's story, she talked about diclofenac helping her a lot (she mis-spelled the drug name) - have you tried that? I might see if I can get some when I manage to see a doctor about it - after I get the tooth taken care of, anyway.
I will comment on the other post. Thanks for mentioning it.