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[|Human|] My jaw aches on both sides on bottom of my mouth. Its a dull achy pain. Doesnt hurt when I eat, only when sitting quietly it occurs, mostly at night. Its been occurring over the last week. Ive also noticed for aa few months that it feels like I have something stuck in my esophagus when I swallow.
[|AI|]  thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The symptoms you mention in query are probably occurring due to a condition known as acid reflux or HERD. HERD occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally stomach content, flows back into your food pipe up to the oropharynx due to defective functioning of esophageal sphincter. This cause irritation of mucosa of esophagus and throat that cause pain while eating and at night, which appear to you as TMJ pain. I would suggest you to avoid eating spicy and heavy food specially at night, take a light walk after every meal, eat small and frequent meals and take antacid like genus. Consult gastroenterologist for proper examination . Doctor may order certain test like endoscopy to rule out conditions related to TMJ. Doctor may prescribe medicine like sucralfate, sanitizing and omeprazole. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon.