11-21-2021, 06:53 AM
Don't mean to intrude on your journal, and I'm not any sort of diagnostician, but it sounds as if you may be unaware that ear pain can sometimes be referred pain from the back of the mouth or neck. Also, since some people respond to stress by clenching their jaw, grinding their teeth, tensing up their neck, and/or refluxing, OF might not be a new cause of your symptoms as much as a new agitation to preexisting TMJ, TMD, cavity in a molar, LPR, SCM syndrome, etc.
You've already mentioned 4 symptoms that are considered common to TMJ sufferers: ear pain (without hearing loss), dizziness, tinnitus, and [jaw?] clicking. If you haven't already done so, you might find it helpful to speak with a dentist, orthodontist, orthotropist, ENT, GI doc, or physio about your symptoms. It's not always clear who can help you with your problems, and, if you haven't considered the mouth or neck as related, some of these may not be obvious choices.
Also, since you'd seemed confused about the difference, to the best of my limited knowledge, the sympathetic nervous system is sometimes called fight/flight, and the parasympathetic is sometimes called rest/digest. The Wim Hof breathing method that you've previously mentioned (as I understand it, hyperventilation or Tummo) is sometimes said to encourage a sympathetic response. Buteyko breathing is often said to promote parasympathetic.
This post is only intended to expand your options for finding qualified advice, not as any form of medical advice itself. I hope that you feel better soon.
You've already mentioned 4 symptoms that are considered common to TMJ sufferers: ear pain (without hearing loss), dizziness, tinnitus, and [jaw?] clicking. If you haven't already done so, you might find it helpful to speak with a dentist, orthodontist, orthotropist, ENT, GI doc, or physio about your symptoms. It's not always clear who can help you with your problems, and, if you haven't considered the mouth or neck as related, some of these may not be obvious choices.
Also, since you'd seemed confused about the difference, to the best of my limited knowledge, the sympathetic nervous system is sometimes called fight/flight, and the parasympathetic is sometimes called rest/digest. The Wim Hof breathing method that you've previously mentioned (as I understand it, hyperventilation or Tummo) is sometimes said to encourage a sympathetic response. Buteyko breathing is often said to promote parasympathetic.
This post is only intended to expand your options for finding qualified advice, not as any form of medical advice itself. I hope that you feel better soon.
