There seem to be more illnesses in today’s time than cures, though medical experts and scientists are doing everything they can to find cures and stop the spread of disease or illnesses. The illness TMJ or Temporomandibular joint disorders manifests with the jaw, jaw joint and the surrounding facial muscles which is caused because of an injury to the area, clenching or grinding of the teeth, osteoarthritis, dislocation of the soft cushiony area, rheumatoid arthritis of the Temporomandibular joint. The acute TMJ pain can occur suddenly even if one is not chewing, singing, talking, yawning, sleeping on one side of the face or even with the mouth open, cradling the jaw, or what have you. The problem is that it makes a person feel confused as to why the sudden pain, especially when things were hunky dory earlier! This is the problem with illnesses – they are hardly ever around and then they suddenly ‘happen’ and before you know it, treatment is the answer to a solution that was unheard of. Headaches and difficulty in opening the mouth is another facet of the illness, along with tenderness in the neck, shoulders, face, the lower joint area, pain in the neck …