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Suggest Treatment For Jaw Aches

My jaw aches on both sides on bottom of my mouth. It's a dull achy pain. Doesn't hurt when I eat, only when sitting quietly it occurs, mostly at night. It's been occurring over the last week. I've also noticed for aa few months that it feels like I have something stuck in my esophagus when I swallow.
Thu, 13 Aug 2015
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hanks for your query, I have gone through your query.

The symptoms you mention in query are probably occurring due to a condition known as acid reflux or GERD . GERD occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally stomach content, flows back into your food pipe upto the oropharynx due to defective functioning of esophageal sphincter . This cause irritation of mucosa of esophagus and throat that cause pain while eating and at night , which appear to you as TMJ pain . I would suggest you to avoid eating spicy and heavy food specially at night , take a light walk after every meal, eat small and frequent meals and take antacid like gelusil . Consult gastroenterologist for proper examination . Doctor may order certain test like endoscopy to rule out conditions related to TMJ . Doctor may prescribe medicine like sucralfate , ranitidine and omeprazole .

Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Jaw Aches

hanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The symptoms you mention in query are probably occurring due to a condition known as acid reflux or GERD . GERD occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally stomach content, flows back into your food pipe upto the oropharynx due to defective functioning of esophageal sphincter . This cause irritation of mucosa of esophagus and throat that cause pain while eating and at night , which appear to you as TMJ pain . I would suggest you to avoid eating spicy and heavy food specially at night , take a light walk after every meal, eat small and frequent meals and take antacid like gelusil . Consult gastroenterologist for proper examination . Doctor may order certain test like endoscopy to rule out conditions related to TMJ . Doctor may prescribe medicine like sucralfate , ranitidine and omeprazole . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Dr. Harry Maheshwari