I can't seem to open my mouth wide enough to eat anything( like it's stuck) and my jaw hurts like hell, ...what should I do?
2007-05-06 12:08:02 · 2 answers · asked by alyshaleah 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
This is probably TMJ and the muscles are so tense that's why you can't open your mouth very wide. You need to see a dentist who specializes in this problem. What you can do for now is apply a heating pad to the jaw joints on both sides of your head for twenty minutes. Then apply ice as follows: Place clean tap water into a foam cup and place in your freezer until it is completely frozen. Peel back a small amount of the top of the cup and massage this onto area of pain using constant circular motion. DO NOT hold the ice in one area for more than 3 minutes since this may cause frostbite. Cold therapy should be stopped once the skin feels numb.
this will help loosen the muscles and stop some of the pain. Also take Advil tablets Three times daily.
2007-05-06 13:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TMJ or Lockjaw maybe - you really should get to the doctor or ER right a way in case it gets worse.
2007-05-07 14:17:30 · answer #2 · answered by David B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋