Have you ever laughed so hard that your jaw hurts by the bottom of your earlobes?
That happends to me all the time. I LOVE to laugh. It is so fun.
But, sometimes when I luagh hard my jaw hurts. Why does it hurt?
Answer all of my questions please.
Thank you!
2006-11-16 09:36:58 · 9 answers · asked by ☆ Sarah ☆ 4 in Health ➔ Dental
When you laugh your cheek muscles tense up. The duct from the parotid gland actually passes through that muscle. When the muscle tenses up, the flow of saliva is blocked so it accumulates in the gland. As the pressure builds up, it starts to hurt. If you can take five seconds to pause from laughing and just rub your cheeks a bit, it should feel a lot better very quickly. (This is the same gland that gets swollen when you have the mumps, just to help you realize where it is located.)
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2006-11-16 11:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it's always my stomach that hurts, never the jaws. You must laugh like you're trying to eat an apple in one fell swoop. Hahah
2006-11-16 17:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by Answerer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound serious at all, in fact most of us I'm sure wouldn't mind having this so called problem. If you stop laughing then I'd worry.
2006-11-16 23:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs. Fuzzy Bottoms 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
happens to me all the time......the pain is just from your jaw muscles tensing up and staying tensed up too long......
2006-11-16 17:38:57 · answer #4 · answered by kndykisz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah happend to me, its because you open your mouth too wide when laughing and muscles tensing
2006-11-16 17:39:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your jaw muscles get strained when they are jerked into hilarious laughter...
...dont worry about it laughing is good
2006-11-16 17:40:13 · answer #6 · answered by cyansure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get that too!
I never had it before I had my wisdom teeth cut out though, now i get it all the time.
2006-11-16 17:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by Dink 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably from your muscles tensing up when you laugh
2006-11-16 17:38:46 · answer #8 · answered by the boss [amj] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your probably have TMJ...See a dentist or Oral Surgeon.
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/topics/tmj.cfm
2006-11-16 17:40:30 · answer #9 · answered by Lost 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋