r/TMJ is a subreddit with 76k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses tmj, jaw, pain, struggling, and treatment, and they frequently recommend/review muscle relaxers, doctor, and dentist.
A place for TMJD sufferers to share their fears, worries, stories and successes.
We are not Drs. We cannot diagnose you. If you are concerned please see a Dr rather than consult the internet!
No advertising, fundraisers or pyramid scheme invites.
No medical professionals. This isn’t a place to advertise your practise or sell your profession!
Please be kind. We are all in this together and whilst you may not agree with what the other person says, they are still a fellow sufferer and person.
Popular Themes in r/TMJ
#1
Pain & Anger
: "My TMJ was manageable… now I need total joint replacement"
20 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "WHAT HEALED ME + ADVICES"
8 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Have you gotten Botox for TMJ?"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Weird tmj life hack: mouth tape"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "$800 For A Bite Adjustment & Custom Mouthguard?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/TMJ
#1
Tmj
: "Tmj PAIN GONE!!!!!"
450 posts
#2
Jaw
: "Jaw locked shut for almost a year. Dont know whats left to do"
176 posts
#3
Pain
: "How can you live with this Pain"
151 posts
#4
Struggling
41 posts
#5
Treatment
: "Anyone in the UK had any luck getting Treatment on the NHS?"
35 posts
#6
Teeth
: "Eat Avacados, it prevents Teeth clinching during sleep (at least hard Teeth clinching)"
29 posts
#7
Botox
: "Have you gotten Botox for TMJ?"
25 posts
#8
Diagnosis
: "Can you really have TMJ disc displacement without pain?"
22 posts
#9
Discomfort
: "Can you really have TMJ disc displacement without pain?"
20 posts
#10
Ear
: "Ear Pressure and Causes - Desperate request for experience/suggestions"
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/TMJ
Muscle Relaxers
20 reviews
#1
Tizanidine
4.0★ from 8 reviews
#2
Robaxin
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Baclofen
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Doctor
2 reviews
#1
Primary Care Doctor
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Neurologist
4.0★ from 1 review
Dentist
2 reviews
#1
Physical Therapist
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
TMJ Specialists
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/TMJ
#1
Question(s)
: "Does anyone else have issues with ear pressure, like ears popping?"
107 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Tmj and pelvic floor connection"
41 posts
#3
Giving Advice
: "Physio here — here’s why your neck keeps getting tight even when you stretch every day"
25 posts
#4
Rant/Frustrated
: "We are being LIED TO by the DOCTORS!!!!"
14 posts
#5
Accomplishment!
: "After 8 years I have relief"
7 posts
#6
Articles/Research
: "This article and one change cured my TMJ!"
4 posts
#7
Giving Encouragement
: "TMJ PAIN GONE!!!!!"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/TMJ
Yearly
+14k members(21.9%)
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Last updated: June 12, 2026