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Do you have a grating, clicking or popping sound in either or both jaw
joints when you chew or open and close your mouth? |
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Do you have sensations of stuffiness, pressure or blockage in your ears?
Is there excessive ear wax production? |
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Do you ever have ringing, roaring, hissing or buzzing sound in your ears? |
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Do you ever feel dizzy or faint? |
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Is your jaw painful or locked when you get up in the morning? Does is get
stuck? |
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Are you ever nauseous for no apparent reason? |
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Do you fatigue easily or consider yourself chronically fatigued? |
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Are there imprints of your teeth on the sides of your tongue? |
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Is it difficult or impossible to swallow quickly five times in a row with
the last swallow being as easy as the first swallow? |
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Does your tongue go between your teeth when you swallow? |
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Do your fingers sometimes go numb? |
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Do you have pain or soreness in any of the following areas: jaw joints,
upper jaw or teeth, lower jaw or teeth, side of neck, back of head, forehead, behind eyes,
temples, tongue or chewing muscles? |
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Is it hard to move your jaw from side to side or forward and backward? |
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Do you have difficulty in chewing your food? |
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Do you gulp your food, swallowing it whole or almost whole? |
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Do you have any missing back teeth? |
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Have you had extensive dental crowns and bridgework that were painful
afterwards? |
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Do you clinch your teeth during the day? |
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Do you grind your teeth at night? (Ask your family) |
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Do you ever awaken with a headache? |
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Have you ever had a whiplash injury? |
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Have you ever worn a cervical collar or had neck traction? |
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Have you ever experienced a blow to the chin, face or head? |
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Have you reached the point where drugs no longer relieve your symptoms? |
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Does chewing gum start or worsen your symptoms? |
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Is it painful, or is there soreness when you press your jaw joints or the
cheek just below them? |
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Is it painful to stick your "pinky" fingers into your ears with
your mouth open wide and then close your mouth while pressing forward with your
"pinky" fingers? |
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Does your jaw deviate to the left or right when you open wide? (Look in a
mirror.) |
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Are you unable to insert your first three fingers vertically into your
mouth when it is opened wide? |
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Is your face crooked and not symmetrical? |
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