Why Do I Get Migraines?

The thousands of men and women in Australia that get frequent headaches and migraines are reminded daily of how bad a living hell can be.

Pain medication can be taken to alleviate the symptoms only for them to recur. If you are experiencing headaches like this, then you may be wondering what causes it or why you get such severe headaches or migraines.

In most cases, the cause of frequent headache or migraine along with other uncomfortable symptoms that can be felt on the jaw, face, ears, and shoulders are caused by temporomandibular joint disorder or TMJ disorder. TMJ disorder is a neuromuscular disorder with symptoms that can affect the entire body. It is a condition where the teeth, jaw muscles, and jaw joints are out of alignment which can cause severe pain.

TMJ disorder can usually be traced to one single factor. However, it can also be caused by multiple factors. One of the most common causes of TMJ disorder is muscle tension. In this condition, the jaw, head, neck, and face muscles tighten, which causes pain in the jaw, lock jaw, pain around the ears as well as headaches and migraines. The muscle tension can be caused by anxiety or inner stress. It can also be caused by activities that put a lot of stress on the jaw, such as teeth grinding and gum chewing. Injury on the jaw and misalignment of the jaw can also cause TMJ disorders.

This condition causes headaches because when this joint is inflamed or damaged, the muscles spasm. When the muscles spasm, it causes the muscles in the face, neck, shoulders and head to tighten up causing the headaches. Another cause for the headache is putting pressure on the nerves around the joint and ear. The pressure will come from the inflamed TM joint, which can cause pain to shoot up around the ear as well as the head.

Anti inflammatory medications normally works as a short term cure for the headaches. However, if you really want to get rid of the headaches caused by TMJ disorder, you may want to consult with us at Glebe Dental Group. We specialise in treating TMJ disorder. After our treatment, you will be on the right road to recovery and your TMJ disorder will be a thing of the past.