These have been occuring 2-3 times a week on average. I have been referred to an ENT doctor and he is going to run an ENG test and an audiology test to see if it may be coming from my inner ear. I do grind my teeth at night when I am stressed out, I don't really hear a clicking sound when I open and close my jaw. You need to see a good Cranial Osteopath and stop letting your teeth touch when you are relaxed. It is just silly for professionals to wait to make the diagnosis until it is terminal.
ANY idiot can make the diagnosis then.
You can also get information by going to the glossary, search engine and archives about these subjects. THEN, if you still have questions, write again. Dear Dr. Stoll, Hi, my jaws have made a clicking sound when I open my mouth for at least 10 years. Cindy, TMJ does not kill anyone. It just, sometimes, makes people WISH they were dead.