This is a personal blog of a guy who has had an intractable headache since September 7, 2011...day in day out, without relief. I also have conditions known as Intracranial Hypertension, Syringomyelia, and Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and Dysautonomia that hurt me daily and disrupt my life. These are my thoughts and adventures. In 2015 we ran off into the woods to live in a DIY off-grid solar cabin with no public utilities. This is my outlet. Read if you like.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Headache Diary Day 75: Not TMJ
Just as I am still somewhat new to this never-ending headache (or having anything wrong with me in general) we are still ruling things out. I went to the dentist today for my 6 month cleaning and was due X-rays as I had not had them done in a good while. The dentist says that my headache is definitely not a symptom of TMJ or anything dental in nature. He said my joints look great and there is no mis-alignment of my jaw whatsoever. After telling him about my headache for 75 days and the reduced sensation in the right side of face off and on daily, he says that definitely sounds like dysfunction of the trigeminal cluster of nerves, he cannot imagine dealing with a nonstop headache for 75 days, and he wishes he could tell me it was TMJ. If it were that...he would know exactly how to fix it. Oh well, check one more possibility off the list. All things again point to Hemicrania Continua.
Labels:
Headache,
Hemicrania Continua,
Unilateral Headache
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