TMJ and Forward Head Posture: The Neck–Jaw Connection
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL If you live with jaw pain, clicking, headaches, or that maddening tightness around your temples and ears, you have probably spent a fair amount of time thinking about your jaw....
TMJ vs Trigeminal Neuralgia: Two Very Different Facial Pains
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Face pain has a way of taking over your life. It interrupts meals, disrupts sleep, makes you dread simple things like brushing your teeth or feeling a breeze on your...
TMJ Clicking and Popping: What the Noise Means and When to Worry
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL If you have ever opened your mouth to yawn, take a bite of a sandwich, or laugh at a joke and heard a distinct click or pop near your ear,...
Night Guards vs. Fixing the Root Cause of Bruxism (Teeth Grinding): An Honest Look
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL If you have been told you grind your teeth, there is a good chance the first thing you were handed was a night guard. It is one of the most...
TMJ and Tinnitus: Why Jaw Problems Make Your Ears Ring
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL If you have a ringing, buzzing, hissing, or roaring sound in your ears that no one else can hear — and you also deal with jaw pain, clicking, or clenching...
Vestibular Migraine vs PPPD: When Dizziness Becomes Constant
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL If you have ever tried to describe your dizziness to a doctor and watched their pen hover uncertainly over the chart, you are not alone. Dizziness is one of the...