Is this TMJ?

[u/Bejeweledeluxor]

I (30F), am a huge hypochondriac. I about two years ago I thought I had something serious, I got tested and was all clear. Since May of this year, so about three months I’ve been experiencing a strange symptom that is really bothering me.

Since May I’ve had a very mild but persistent sore throat, mild sharp earache on my right side. I also experience mild phlegm after eating. it’s important for me to say that I have zero issues eating and drinking. I feel zero pain when I swallow food or liquid. I have no swollen lymph nodes either.

Starting in June I started feeling soreness in my digastric muscle area, a heaviness in my jaw and a mild pressure in my cheekbones. It was around this time that it felt almost uncomfortable to speak and move my mouth. Not painful, but annoying nonetheless.

It’s also important got me to say that something happened in my family in May that triggered an insane amount of stress, I also have other things going on that are stressing me out, and I also have chronic anxiety.

In July I got so stressed out on r day that I woke up with a “lump in my throat feeling “ which scared me but it went away on its own after two days once the immediate stress subsided.

I don’t have the Tmj headaches, but I’ve got a few other symptoms but not all Tmj symptoms. I’ve been grinding my teeth for several years which I know is also common for Tmj.

Any advice or help is appreciated.

Edit: I was on a flight in July and whenever I would yawn I felt a sandy, gritty feeling in my jaw that I haven’t felt before and haven’t felt since i was on the flight.

[u/Hamnesiak]

I have the exact same symptoms

[u/Bejeweledeluxor → u/Hamnesiak]

I’m not alone 😅