Pain when chewing | Pain in the temple

Pain when chewing

Pain when chewing in the temple is often a sign of overloading the chewing muscles. This can be caused by malpositioning, teeth grinding, fingernail biting or even severe tension due to psychological stress. Malpositions can be caused by birth or can develop during development by using a pacifier and thumb-sucking.

Many children or adolescents then need orthodontic treatment to correct the position of the jaw. It is not uncommon for the first symptoms to appear as pain when chewing or a faulty jaw closure. Upper and lower jaws cannot bite properly on each other.If malocclusions of the jaw are not treated, various consequences can result.

In addition to headaches and temple pain, teeth wear out more and more and chewing becomes more difficult. Some patients then feel a grinding or rubbing sensation while chewing, which can be accompanied by pain radiating into the temple area as well as into the neck. In some cases, an incorrect temporomandibular joint position can be responsible for head and some back problems.

In connection with a cold and cough, strong dull pain in the temples can occur during coughing. The reason for this is basically the reduced health condition of the patient. In addition, the sinuses may be blocked by the cold.

During coughing, an enormous pressure builds up in the chest. The coughing stimulus causes the air to be transported out of the lungs at a very high speed. For the sick, this effort often goes through the entire body as a vibration.

If the nose is closed, the pressure can also be so great that pain occurs in the temples. Some patients also get short-term headaches. The symptoms can be alleviated if the cough is treated itself and the sinuses are also cleared and ventilated again.

Pain on contact

Pain in the temple when touched can be very disturbing for those affected. However, the possible causes are broad and can be harmless. Tension headaches due to stress or migraines can be accompanied by temporal pain and painful pressure on the temple.

Pain on contact with the temple can also be a sign of temporal arteritis (see paragraph above). Tension in the jaw, eye diseases and injuries to the temporal bone or zygomatic arch are also possible causes of pain in the temple. Furthermore, facial pain in the sense of trigeminal neuralgia, an inflammation of the facial nerve, can cause pressure pain in the temporal region. The spectrum of possible causes is varied and should therefore be clarified by a physician.