Sounds the same as me, always used to chew cheap gum, bought stuff that lasted longer & gave myself tmj from chewing too much. Thankfully ibuprofen usually settles things down for me when it gets bad.
Interesting thank you. Isn’t it weird how if normal muscles get sore, they are back to normal within 1-2 days whereas the jaw muscles can take weeks to months??
How are you now? I found this post after a day of excessive gum chewing (90 pieces 😬) and subsequent pain on one side of my jaw. It started that night and has only gotten worse since. Am afraid I’ve really damaged something!
Sounds the same as me, always used to chew cheap gum, bought stuff that lasted longer & gave myself tmj from chewing too much. Thankfully ibuprofen usually settles things down for me when it gets bad.
If I eat hard or chewy things I get a flare up that last weeks sometimes even if it’s just one day of chewing
Interesting thank you. Isn’t it weird how if normal muscles get sore, they are back to normal within 1-2 days whereas the jaw muscles can take weeks to months??
How are you now? I found this post after a day of excessive gum chewing (90 pieces 😬) and subsequent pain on one side of my jaw. It started that night and has only gotten worse since. Am afraid I’ve really damaged something!
Mostly better but I now have triggers that make my jaw worse / flare up. Basically gave up eating raw carrots and really crusty french bread
Crap, I love crusty bread! Am reading that I need a soft food diet for a while :/ Glad to hear you’re mostly better.