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strange happenings with my mouth
Tue, 09/20/2005 - 10:38Comments
Re: strange happenings with my mouth
Submitted by ari me on Fri, 2010-12-17 - 17:05
For over twenty years, since the age of ten I
have had right
temporomandibular joint dysfunction caused by dentistry.
After this I started right temporal lobe epilepsy at the age of ten. I
have an arthritic jaw bone caused by a misaligned bite which caused continual pain and cracking.
Through the years I have noticed a link between this and my number of seizures. When, due to rigorous exercise, I had no pain and good flexibility for six months, that was also the only period of time since my epilepsy started that I stopped having seizures. I have recently had a temporomandibular joint procedure and the swelling has encouraged more seizures. I can locate the problem to a point at the back of my neck, that if manipulated causes auras and seizures.
It is difficult to find a neurologist who will acknowledge the link- but I have heard of a link from many people. I am seeing a Maxillofacial specialist who blames the epilepsy-but it seems to me that the TMJ came first. I've been given Lyrica by my current neurologist which although I don't respond well to any medications it is an antiepileptic and pain killer. I received good information from the website tmj.org
For over twenty years, since the age of ten I
have had right
temporomandibular joint dysfunction caused by dentistry.
After this I started right temporal lobe epilepsy at the age of ten. I
have an arthritic jaw bone caused by a misaligned bite which caused continual pain and cracking.
Through the years I have noticed a link between this and my number of seizures. When, due to rigorous exercise, I had no pain and good flexibility for six months, that was also the only period of time since my epilepsy started that I stopped having seizures. I have recently had a temporomandibular joint procedure and the swelling has encouraged more seizures. I can locate the problem to a point at the back of my neck, that if manipulated causes auras and seizures.
It is difficult to find a neurologist who will acknowledge the link- but I have heard of a link from many people. I am seeing a Maxillofacial specialist who blames the epilepsy-but it seems to me that the TMJ came first. I've been given Lyrica by my current neurologist which although I don't respond well to any medications it is an antiepileptic and pain killer. I received good information from the website tmj.org
Re: strange happenings with my mouth
Submitted by ari me on Fri, 2010-12-17 - 17:04
For over twenty years, since the age of ten I have had right temporomandibular joint dysfunction caused by dentistry. After this I started right temporal lobe epilepsy at the age of ten. I have an arthritic jaw bone caused by a misaligned bite which caused continual pain and cracking.
Through the years I have noticed a link between this and my number of seizures. When, due to rigorous exercise, I had no pain and good flexibility for six months, that was also the only period of time since my epilepsy started that I stopped having seizures. I have recently had a temporomandibular joint procedure and the swelling has encouraged more seizures. I can locate the problem to a point at the back of my neck, that if manipulated causes auras and seizures.
It is difficult to find a neurologist who will acknowledge the link- but I have heard of a link from many people. I am seeing a Maxillofacial specialist who blames the epilepsy-but it seems to me that the TMJ came first. I've been given Lyrica by my current neurologist which although I don't respond well to any medications it is an antiepileptic and pain killer. I received good information from the website tmj.org
For over twenty years, since the age of ten I have had right temporomandibular joint dysfunction caused by dentistry. After this I started right temporal lobe epilepsy at the age of ten. I have an arthritic jaw bone caused by a misaligned bite which caused continual pain and cracking.
Through the years I have noticed a link between this and my number of seizures. When, due to rigorous exercise, I had no pain and good flexibility for six months, that was also the only period of time since my epilepsy started that I stopped having seizures. I have recently had a temporomandibular joint procedure and the swelling has encouraged more seizures. I can locate the problem to a point at the back of my neck, that if manipulated causes auras and seizures.
It is difficult to find a neurologist who will acknowledge the link- but I have heard of a link from many people. I am seeing a Maxillofacial specialist who blames the epilepsy-but it seems to me that the TMJ came first. I've been given Lyrica by my current neurologist which although I don't respond well to any medications it is an antiepileptic and pain killer. I received good information from the website tmj.org