Here is my story with tmj... I have always had popping/clicking in my jaw. Three years ago I had my wisdom teeth removed and that is when my severe tmj issues started. I had pain under my ears, ear fullness, sensitivity to light and sound, headaches, pain in my face, jaw and skull, neck and shoulder pain and extreme dizziness. I found someone who was a tmj specialist and he said he thought my condition was muscular tmj and I was treated with an NTI and microcurrent. The NTI made my dizziness and headaches better, but the pain was still there. The NTI stopped working and all of the symptoms returned because my teeth changed and it created an open bite. I wore it for two years, stopped wearing it because of the open bite. I recently went to a new dentist who ordered an MRI for my tmj. It came back that my pads are misshapen, I have no posterior band on one side, I have a bone spur on my condyle, both sides have no recapture, slipped out in front of bone. This dentist wants to do a different kind of splint therapy. She is not a tmj specialist but has treated people with tmj. I cannot imagine living my life with the pain, headaches, dizzyness, ear pain etc. Does anyone here think the splint therapy is the way to go knowing this is not only a muscular problem? I am in NY but I am willing to travel anywhere to see a doctor that can help me for a second opinion. I was looking into Dr Piper in Florida but I do not want to do surgery. Not sure where to go from here would love some advice from anyone with similar experiences.