My jaw keeps clicking. is this a symptom of tmj (temporomandibular joint dysfunction)?

Yes: The clicking noise is made when you open or close your mandible, the noise come because the disk that covers the mandibular condyle is slipping off or if it s squeezed while the mandible is moving. This is not a normal condition of your joints. If you have pain you need to seek help and in general an occlusal guard professionally made can do the trick.

NO: A clicking in your jaw joint indicates that either the cartilage is out of place or the boney structures are altered. Neither issue indicates a dysfunctional condition. There are many people who have clicking in their jaw joints and they function very well with no pain or limitations.

Many: Symptoms of tmj/tmd can vary from person to person, severity, location and duration. It can affect the ears: ringing, aching, roaring, stuffiness, hearing loss; head, facial and neck: headaches, neck and facial pain; locking of the jaw: closed lock- limited opening, open lock- can't close; bite problems: can't touch the teeth, grinding, clenching; toothaches; lose teeth, fatigue, etc.

Yes: Yes. Means a displaced disk.