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During an airplane descent,i suddenly woke up to excruciating pain in my left jaw,my teeth felt as if they were being hammered,what's the cause?
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Barotrauma: caused by pressure changes affecting the trigeminal complex which innervates the TMJ.
Answered 11/5/2015
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