u/racmik

so i've had it pretty much all my life. clicking whenever i eat pretty much anything that requires chewing, so loudly that people point it out and make fun. Random ringing in my ears and sometimes unbearable pressure. You know... all the things that come with this fun disorder

randomly the other day i was eating some crackers that were pretty hard to chew and randomly i felt a very painful pop in my jaw and for about half an hour, i couldn't open my mouth all the way. Which was concerning but i thought it would go away eventually, which, it did

and since then it feels like the popping in my jaw has completely ceased. it used to do it when i would just open my mouth wide enough, and now its so quiet and subtle i barely notice it. There's less pain too!! Even when I massage my masateer which used to be so painful it would make me almost nauseous

So idk I'm very happy but a little concerned it might just come back. Somehow by chewing it's like I randomly popped everything back into place which makes me worried it can just pop right back out of place. For the past few months I have been practicing proper tongue posture and doing massages though so maybe I've just chipped away at it over time

Has anyone else had this happen to them? What's the best way of keeping it from worsening again?