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Head jerking, and jaw popping?
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Head Jerking: Jerking or tremor, is caused by many things , to include some medications or alcohol or illicit substances, parkinson's disease, neurologic problems, or simply essential tremor with aging.
Answered 10/29/2012
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TMJ: Tmj is associated with movement disorders. You must correct the jaw relationship to its proper position. The popping sound is the disc relocation back on the condyle so the clunk you hear on closing is the dislocation of the jaw. It is called a reciprocal click. You can see some videos on TMJ and movement disorders by looking up dr brendan stack and movement disorders. Hope this helps.
Answered 6/10/2014
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TMJ and?: jaw popping is your TMJ disk out of position. Jaw jerking strange sign. See your MD.
Answered 11/28/2017
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