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What else could cause thick/tough temporal arerty to have pain around the ear if its not ta? normal sedrate i'm 21 & worried bout this my vision

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Dr. Douglas Tavenner, jr. answered

TMJ: You most likely have a TMJ and muscle dysfunction. See a dentist that treats a lot of TMJ patients. Only about 5% of dentist really understand the TMJ treatments.

Answered 6/10/2014

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A member asked:

What else could cause thick/tough temporal arerty to have pain around the ear if its not ta? normal sedrate i'm 21 & worried bout this my vision

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Douglas Tavenner, jr. answered

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