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Soft Cervical Collar Might Be Causing Jaw Pain - gamestar32 - 07-25-2024
Morning All,
Curious if anyone else has had this experience and has a solution. I started using a soft cervical collar a few weeks ago and noticed amazing results as far as leaks were concerned. Unfortunately, over the last few days, I've noticed that my jaw pops when I chew and I get an occasional soreness as well. Does anyone have any experience with this? I don't think the collar is too big based on the size charts from Amazon, but I've learned never to take what I read there at face value.
RE: Soft Cervical Collar Might Be Causing Jaw Pain - Jay51 - 07-25-2024
You may have TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder. Just do a search here clicking on the "Search" box at the top of the page and/or do an internet search on it for some basic information. I used, "TMJ jaw popping" in our search and got many hits for good threads to read.
I have several different sizes and shapes of collars. I am glad that you have found more success in your sleep apnea treatment using a collar, but there are many different designs of collars out there on the market. Some straight, some curved, some cut out, etc. I hope you find one that will help your sleep apnea and is tolerable as well.