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[alonewiththemoon]

I think the otolaryngologist was correct in thinking that the clicking in my ear is due to a jaw problem--not that I doubted him before, but last night on my way home on the T I caught myself clenching my jaw several times* and then lo and behold, later that night the clicking came back. I guess that's good news, if I can keep from clenching my jaw anyway. Obviously I hold a lot of stress in my jaw, but if I don't put it there, I don't quite know what to do with it.

*why? "the stink of human sin, the stink of human sin, the stink is more than I can bear." Badriya the astonishing, that's me. At least when trapped on the T with a gazillion baseball fans and countless numbers of clueless and literally stinking people.

Comments

[xenoglaux]

Yikes,
good luck with the jaw, that's something I've been fighting with for a few years now.

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

I'll get you a squeaky chew toy. Keep it in your mouth, and it will alert you every time you start to clench. People might look at you funny.

[canongrrl.livejournal.com]

As someone who also keeps a lot of tension in her jaw, I can recommend jaw massage. It hurts like hell, but it helps. For a little while. Its at least something that could help.

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

good luck with the jaw .. that's a hard thing to overcome; I've never managed.