so i have recently.. like the past two days.. gotten this terrible jaw pain on my right side. i could hardly sleep last night and when i move my bottom jaw to the right its some serious pain. my jaw cracks alot so im just kind of wondering if that has something to do with it. but it really hurts my ear and im sure its just referred pain but im kind of wondering maybe if my wisdom teeth might be coming in or something.. or if my jaw is just sore.. anyone know?
2007-03-26 02:02:40 · 4 answers · asked by JadaK 2 in Health ➔ Dental
well me and you are the same right now cause my wisdom teeth are coming out and even though my jaw cracks as well but i have been having that for a long time it started when i was 12 i think its called tmj but now its more pain full and i have pain on my ear and my left side of my jaw and i cant sleep.. and i also don't have insurance right now so i can't go to the dentist cause its to expensive. but yeah its ur wisdom teeth that are trying to come out
2007-03-26 03:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get it all the time. Unfortunately I was born with an unusually thick skull which has caused narrowing of the sinuses.
There is a small tube that runs from the sinuses to the back of the throat called the eustacian tube. When mine gets infected I usually get a burst eardrum. Sinus problems can cause a lot of toothache type pain. Look out for a slight dulness of sound in the affected ear.
However it could also be a nerve has been tweaked by plain old muscle tension in your jaw. I've forgotten the name of the nerve but it has been described as the devils own toothache.
Have you been tense lately, is something going on in your life that is stressful.
I would suggest a visit to an ENT specialist.
2007-03-26 02:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Dazzit 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like one of your wisdom teeth is trying to come out and doesn't have enough room to come out in and it will hurt not unless you go to the dentist and make sure that's what it is because if your jaws cracks it might be something else. So go to a dentist and he can tell you exactly what's wrong so don't lose anymore sleep and get an appointment.
2007-03-26 02:07:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that you really can't see what those teeth are doing until you have an xray and see what thet are doing. I can't tell you if they will cause you more pain or not. Use the internet to see if there is any dental schools or dental cleaning school. They are very low cost and can advise you about this. Make an appt and get this taken care of.
2016-03-17 02:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by Nedra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋