Warning About TMJ! If Your Jaw Clicks or Aches, Please Read This!

If you have TMJ, you need to get treatment now! It can get so much more serious than you've been told.

If you are having symptoms of TMJ, please see a doctor asap! For some weird reason, there's a mass public perception that TMJ is "not a serious problem".

This is usually backed up by well-meaning family and friends (who don't have it themselves and therefore don't know) but have heard it's no big deal.

Maybe I commented on an Instagram post of yours, and you're all, "Who is this random weirdo?" Or maybe you clicked on the link on my about page. However you got here, if you click away in two seconds, if you take anything away from this entire site, I'll say it one more time:

If you have TMJ, you need to get treatment now! It can get so much more serious than you've been told.

FYI, I'm not selling anything. I just try to make the rounds using Insta hashtags at least once a week to try to warn people to get treatment asap if their jaw is clicking. That's also why this page exists! Because I want to help people like me avoid the circumstances I'm in now.

I just saw a video of a woman online clicking her jaw and asking for recommendations. 99% of the comments were telling her it was funny, normal and "no big deal". I used to click mine almost as a gross-out party trick (okay...so I'm kind of a weirdo) and now I have no cartilage in the left side of my jaw.

Guys...I used to be a professional performer and this disorder has cost me all my jobs. I spend the majority of my time now in chronic pain. Don't cry for me, Argentina. I'm also a writer and I'm getting my new life figured out. But as for you...

Get thee to a doctor asap! Start by having your dentist take an x-ray and do an exam. They will probably have to send you to an orthodontist or a TMJ specialist if you do have it. That's a normal step in the process. Please, please take it to avoid the awful symptoms I have now, like bone and cartilage loss, arthritis, chronic pain, migraines and so much more.

Much love, take care of yourself and please be well!