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What s the difference between hemifacial spasm and tmj facial nerve damage?
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Terms: If you are having TMJ problems, you can have irritation to your fascial nerve and or trigeminal nerve (nerves 7 and 5). These control the muscles to your face and jaw . If you have irritation to the TMJ area this can effect these nerves and cause fascial spasm. Hemi is half or one side so" one side of face"spasm.
Answered 5/22/2019
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