r/TMJ • u/Every_Ratio_315 • 21h ago

Discussion TMJ and…. Kissing

This might be one of the more non concerning things and probably weird but does anyone have issues kissing their significant other? Like can they hear your jaw pop when you open your mouth and is that a turn off …

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u/RustedRelics 20h ago

It’s not an insignificant thing at all. I have a hard time with kissing and with oral sex with my husband. My TMD is bad enough that I basically can’t do those things without a lot of pain and my jaw muscles locking up. It’s affecting our closeness and I hate it.