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Chronic Illness
Anyone with a chronic illness will say that they live with a certain level of that illness every single day. They could live with pain, overwhelming exhaustion, brain fog, migraines, and any number of other things.
The thing is that there are times when these illnesses flare up, and these are the times when the symptoms of these illnesses seem to double, both in intensity and in frequency.
As I have said before, I suffer with TMJD (Temporo Mandibular Joint Dysfunction). Lately, I have been going through a flare.
FOR ME, THIS LOOKS LIKE:
· Extremely limited opening
· Cracking jaw
· Severe pain
· Mouth ulcers
· Migraines
· Neck Ache
· Tooth Ache
· Ear Ache
· Dizziness
· Disturbed sleep
SOUNDS MINOR, RIGHT?
The thing is that a lot of these symptoms sound fairly minor, and if it were one thing on its own, then it would be manageable, but when all of these things happen at the same time, it makes life pretty much unbearable.
