Neck, shoulder pain...Connected to jaw pain?

**CrystalChord** · 08-12-2009, 03:17 PM

I know you all are probably tired of me by now, but I have a question.

Around June 24th or so I got these horrible pains in my neck, and they'd radiate down to my shoulder and upper arm. they went on for about four or five weeks, then they went away. Now it's back, but on top of that, my jaw has been causing me a lot of trouble.

I feel like the muscles are cramped up and achy in my jaw, and that radiates down to my collarbone and shoulder area and up to around my eye/temple area. There's a tiny lump (very small, invisible on the surface, but you can feel it with two fingers) under my skin by my right earlobe, and rubbing it causes my jaw to feel worse and my back teeth to ache a little on that side. It moves a little bit to either side when I rub it, so I don't think it's a tumor.

My neck pain doesn't seem to have any real origin; it's just there and it radiates to the back of my head by my right temple to as low as the top of my shoulderblade/underarm region.

I have a tendency to slouch to the left when I am on my computer and not typing (just using the mouse), and put my head in my left hand, which makes my shoulder on the right side drop down and forward. I usually sleep on the right side of my body, with two pillows (one flat standard on top of a fluffy down one) under my head.

My pupils are both the same size (or very very close), and they react normally to light and darkness, I can talk normally (as well as I normally do), my reactions are normal, and everything else seems fine. Could I possibly have TMJ Disorder? Or is it a pinched nerve in my neck?

**CrystalChord** · 08-12-2009, 03:19 PM

Oh also, and I forgot to mention it in my first post, sorry:

With the jaw issues, when I open my jaw, there is a pop or snap sound on the left side, and my lower jaw moves fairly off to the right when I open it. It hurts mildly on the left after I open, just around the location of the joint, and it feels like it causes almost pressure on the right near the joint as well.

**CrystalChord** · 08-12-2009, 06:46 PM

I know, I know, triple posting...I'm bad. But I just tested something.

The lump on the right side moves when I open and close my jaw. The popping on the left can either go from a nearly noiseless pop to a sound that reminds me of a sealed jar being open.

My right temple feels just slightly swollen, and my ear hurts, along with the right side of my jaw, my neck, the back of my head, the area around my left eye, and the TM joint on the left side.

**CrystalChord** · 08-13-2009, 09:31 PM

Still suffering the pain today. Slept on my left side, woke up with neck and head pain on THAT side as well. Can't sleep on my back; it's uncomfortable for me.

Also, I just yawned. My jaw locked a little bit and then there was a jerk accompanied by a very loud *POP* (like someone making a popping noise with their lips RIGHT in my right ear) and it unlocked. There was no increase in pain when that happened, but it was very, very startling to say the least.

**Joy** · 08-14-2009, 12:12 AM

I'd would hunt around for a good physio thereapist that deals with tmj disorders.... they can probably help you relax the tension in your neck, jaw area. Massage therapy would be a good thing too.

**CrystalChord** · 08-14-2009, 03:07 PM

Is it possible to do massage therapy on your own at home?

08-12-2009, 03:17 PM	#1
CrystalChord Silver Contributor 100+ Posts Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Alfred, NY Posts: 122 Blog Entries: 4	Neck, shoulder pain...Connected to jaw pain? I know you all are probably tired of me by now, but I have a question. Around June 24th or so I got these horrible pains in my neck, and they'd radiate down to my shoulder and upper arm. they went on for about four or five weeks, then they went away. Now it's back, but on top of that, my jaw has been causing me a lot of trouble. I feel like the muscles are cramped up and achy in my jaw, and that radiates down to my collarbone and shoulder area and up to around my eye/temple area. There's a tiny lump (very small, invisible on the surface, but you can feel it with two fingers) under my skin by my right earlobe, and rubbing it causes my jaw to feel worse and my back teeth to ache a little on that side. It moves a little bit to either side when I rub it, so I don't think it's a tumor. My neck pain doesn't seem to have any real origin; it's just there and it radiates to the back of my head by my right temple to as low as the top of my shoulderblade/underarm region. I have a tendency to slouch to the left when I am on my computer and not typing (just using the mouse), and put my head in my left hand, which makes my shoulder on the right side drop down and forward. I usually sleep on the right side of my body, with two pillows (one flat standard on top of a fluffy down one) under my head. My pupils are both the same size (or very very close), and they react normally to light and darkness, I can talk normally (as well as I normally do), my reactions are normal, and everything else seems fine. Could I possibly have TMJ Disorder? Or is it a pinched nerve in my neck?

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08-12-2009, 03:19 PM	#2
CrystalChord Silver Contributor 100+ Posts Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Alfred, NY Posts: 122 Blog Entries: 4	Oh also, and I forgot to mention it in my first post, sorry: With the jaw issues, when I open my jaw, there is a pop or snap sound on the left side, and my lower jaw moves fairly off to the right when I open it. It hurts mildly on the left after I open, just around the location of the joint, and it feels like it causes almost pressure on the right near the joint as well.

08-12-2009, 06:46 PM	#3
CrystalChord Silver Contributor 100+ Posts Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Alfred, NY Posts: 122 Blog Entries: 4	I know, I know, triple posting...I'm bad. But I just tested something. The lump on the right side moves when I open and close my jaw. The popping on the left can either go from a nearly noiseless pop to a sound that reminds me of a sealed jar being open. My right temple feels just slightly swollen, and my ear hurts, along with the right side of my jaw, my neck, the back of my head, the area around my left eye, and the TM joint on the left side.

08-13-2009, 09:31 PM	#4
CrystalChord Silver Contributor 100+ Posts Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Alfred, NY Posts: 122 Blog Entries: 4	Still suffering the pain today. Slept on my left side, woke up with neck and head pain on THAT side as well. Can't sleep on my back; it's uncomfortable for me. Also, I just yawned. My jaw locked a little bit and then there was a jerk accompanied by a very loud POP (like someone making a popping noise with their lips RIGHT in my right ear) and it unlocked. There was no increase in pain when that happened, but it was very, very startling to say the least.

08-14-2009, 12:12 AM	#5
Joy Gold Contributor 500+ Posts Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 625 Blog Entries: 5	I'd would hunt around for a good physio thereapist that deals with tmj disorders.... they can probably help you relax the tension in your neck, jaw area. Massage therapy would be a good thing too.

08-14-2009, 03:07 PM	#6
CrystalChord Silver Contributor 100+ Posts Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Alfred, NY Posts: 122 Blog Entries: 4	Is it possible to do massage therapy on your own at home?