Jaw Pain

RE: Jaw Pain

Former Member — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:47:58 GMT

I know it's been a long time since this thread was started but I just pulled a jaw muscle during a flip turn. I was wearing my nose pinchers and as I exhaled in my turn I felt my eustation tubes inflate and then my jaw kind of went out of joint and a severe pain followed. Two days later and my jaw is still tender and I find it difficult to bring my teeth together on that side to chew. Really odd.

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:43:59 GMT

Gee, I am not the only one who has pulled a jaw joint muscle caused by swimming. After one of my fly routines, I actually pulled a jaw muscle, which plagued me for about three months. Yes, I am a dentist and it even happens to us! Moist heat and laying off the fly for a while cured me. Happy swimming!

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PoulsboH20 — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:29:02 GMT

1. Does it hurt to cold or hot water inside your mouth? 2. Is it tender on a specific tooth? yes.. I do this every day.

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:51:21 GMT

I quit smoking a little over 10 years ago and still chew lots of gum. Just traded one habit for another. But this one isn't nearly as harmful. Sure makes my jaws tired at times!:laugh2:

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:23:25 GMT

By strange coincidence, I overcame a two pack a day smoking habit when I was twenty-five and greatly increased my gum chewing, yes. Things were fine until, yes, suddenly there was this pain. I really can't remember much about diagnosis other than it amounted to 'darn thing just plumb wore out' re nerve. I 'scratch' that compulsive part of me with equal parts of swimming, these forums, reading and wine.

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:46:46 GMT

Peter - did it come on very suddenly? I quit smoking 5 years ago by gum chewing and now I'm addicted to gum. Yes, I have issues. I know I won't start smoking again, but I'm worried about eating in lieu of gum chewing. :frustrated: So how does one overcome a gum chewing addiction?!? (Now I'm sounding like the guy on Airplane - I just picked a bad day to quit sniffing glue, etc).

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:21:50 GMT

I had that problem years ago and it wouldn't go away. It wasn't associated with swimming per se but it wouldn't go away. After much medical consultation I was advised to stop chewing gum and it went away forever and I still don't chew. It had something to do with a facial nerve, as far as I can remember.

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:00:53 GMT

Thanks everyone for your insight and advice. If my husband were to read these posts he would have told me that my jaw hurts because I never shut my mouth. :shakeshead: *cough* ;)

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:00:07 GMT

Thanks everyone for your insight and advice. If my husband were to read these posts he would have told me that my jaw hurts because I never shut my mouth. :shakeshead:

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:44:26 GMT

Yes, it is painful to grit my teeth in the same spot. Yes, I am a regular gum chewer. :rolleyes: I will also add that I had no pain at all until after my workout. Ok in my unprofessional medical opinion, you've just exerted yourself a bit. The mix of swimming and gritting teeth probably means you were transferring a fair bit of tension into the jaw. Ease off on the gum for a day or two, and I'd go with ice and heat finishing with ice. Good thought about the ear thing...monitor that and see a doc if the pain doesn't ease in a day or so. ;) Oh..and don't snap your gum! LOL

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:38:16 GMT

Sounds to me like you were tense and it manifested in your jaw. Try some heat to relax it. Yes, I will, the dentist recommended moist heat. I'm so lucky to never have had any athletic type injury other than sore muscles, so treatment of any muscles strain, sprains, etc. is completely foreign to me. That being said, assuming it is just a muscle strain, is moist heat the way to go?

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:35:39 GMT

Grit your teeth hard now. Did it hurt in the same spot? Do you chew gum? Yes, it is painful to grit my teeth in the same spot. Yes, I am a regular gum chewer. :rolleyes: I will also add that I had no pain at all until after my workout.

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:44:38 GMT

Middle/Inner ear infection? Maybe get your ENT to look at it.

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:18:06 GMT

Didn't dive in, but I was gritting my teeth. The pool was really crowded and full of the non-competitive type swimmers who don't know lane etiquette (I'll leave it at that to avoid getting off topic and starting a debate over noodlers v. non-noodlers). Plus, I never really got into my workout last night, I was very tense the whole time and stayed annoyed throughout. When that happens, I tend to swim with more intensity trying to get the stress out and I was breathing pretty hard on several occasions. Grit your teeth hard now. Did it hurt in the same spot? Do you chew gum?

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Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:16:34 GMT

RE: Jaw Pain

Former Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:07:26 GMT

Could be anything. Amisalignment anywhere from your feet up can cause pain in back, neck and jaw. Think about your body structure. An obvious thing I'd ask is: did you dive in at all or grit your teeth in a really hard portion of a set?

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swim4me — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:41:25 GMT

I'm not a doctor, but that is what I would do. Most of my injuries are because I am tense and moist heat works for me.

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swim4me — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:31:15 GMT

Sounds to me like you were tense and it manifested in your jaw. Try some heat to relax it.