I got acupuncture for the first time and here's what happened! In order to fix my jaw, which has some kind of fracture or growth that is causing TMJ clicking and locking, I decided to try acupuncture, aka putting needles into my face. It's a traditional Chinese treatment and it really helped relieve the pain.
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0:00 My TMJ issues
1:06 The doctor explains what she is going to do
2:17 Needles in my face
3:25 Needles in my hands and abdomen
4:45 Putting a needle in my scalp
6:36 Removing the needles
7:30 Moxa (or moxibustion) therapy
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Your English language pronunciation and grammar is great. Not quite at the level of a native speaker, but pretty good for a guy from New Jersey.
That's hilarious.
Bro has lost so much weight! Good job, Xiaoma!
Yeah, in the most straight way possible, DAAAAAAAAAAMN
If someone dropped me in the middle of the jungle naked I might consider losing weight too, he's killing it!
Probably got self conscious with all the Chinese people calling him fat lol
@@hobo7007 yeah that's so funny
@@jer280you’re fun at parties I just know it
TMJ stands for "temporomandibular joint" in your jaw and not actually what the problem is. Most individuals confuse this for TMD. You're having issues with TMD which is known as "Temporomandibular Disorder" and it is 100% treatable! Don't let doctors tell you there is no treatment which is total BS. Most people are unaware, but Physical Therapy is prescribed for this quite often. You can find Physical Therapists that will specialize specifically for TMD. Keep using acupuncture to help ease the pain, but please do yourself a favor and look up a local PT that can treat your symptoms. It will not only strengthen your jaw but also decrease the joint discomfort you are experiencing and potentially get rid of it entirely.
PLEASE DO NOT KEEP DOING ACUPUNCTURE, there have been numerous cases in which it has hit a nerve and caused even more chronic pains and in the face it can potentially paralyze some muscles, this doesnt work any better than placebo, and due to this not being a proper medical treatment its possible that needles dont get sterilized properly and with strep A infections going around causing people to loose life and limb to necrotizing fasciitis (nightmare fuel of a bacterial infection that rots your limbs to the bone necessitating amputation), please use evidence based treatments with proper scientific papers as a backing and dont go through random improperly tested surgeries for potentially less of an effect than essential oils, and an equivalent outcome to something like chiropractors (who have broken people's necks and killed people) or homeopathy.
TMD will often resolve itself. Especially if somebody younger is reading and experiencing this, it's common while you're still growing. Being mindful of it (avoid clicking/popping) and doing some "TMJ exercises" daily goes a long way.
Physical and Occupational Therapy are REAL medicine. These people have extensive medical training like doctors and nurses. I have had some astonishing results from acupuncture but it’s no substitute for evidence based medicine. Avoid all chiropractors, they are the worst of the worst. Physical therapy is life changing if you do the work.
She asked if he had digestion issues and calls her self a "Dr'. Fucking lol don't do acupuncture. Especially near your spine unless you want nerve damage
@@AnthemUnanthemed Do some research on the efficacy of acupuncture then. It is safe, it is effective, when done by someone who is properly trained. Many medical professionals do acupuncture as an additional therapy. You are going into worst case scenario with probably minimal research or experience. As with ANY medical treatment there is a possibility of side effects or malpractice. Acupuncture is covered by insurance in many states in the US which means it has been deemed safe and effective as a treatment for many different ailments. The Doctors who do acupuncture often go to school for 4+ years just for that let alone most of them are NDs, DOs, Chiropractors, Integrative medicine specialists, and yes, even MDs who have to do additional years for their basic schooling and advanced specialties. You want evidence based treatments? Acupuncture has been used for 3000 years. It might not be safe for everyone, and that's okay. Nothing is truly safe for everyone. But for many many people, acupuncture is a life saver and has saved them from years of chronic debilitating symptoms. "Evidence" based treatment studies are primarily payed for by the companies producing the treatments, with their own team of scientists, if you think they're unbiased I feel sorry for you. If you cant see for yourself why someone would prefer a treatment that doesn't use medications or invasive procedures and has been used and researched countless times for thousands of years, you have absolutely no right to tell another person what is the right treatment for their body and their conditions.
I had acupuncture for years, and had no allergy issues while I was getting that treatment. For anyone who is unaware, an acupuncture needle is only 1/10th the thickness of a regular needle, so you can barely tell they are there. That's why Xiaoma kept asking if the needles were there. They don't hurt at all, and I often felt it working on me almost immediately; I would have nasal congestion, and within about 15 seconds after getting a few needles inserted, I could feel the congestion draining out of my nose down my throat. It was amazing!
they do hurt lol, especially in the foot... 80% don't hurt but 20% are inconvenient. It probably also hurts more if you have more muscles and low body fat.
@@gabrielgerhard9122I’ve noticed that it’s more uncomfortable at the beginning of treatment…for example if you’re starting a protocol for allergies, the first few sessions might be more uncomfortable because there is so much for the body to work on/get rid of. As the sessions go on, the 3rd or 4th maybe, it gets easier because, using my allergy example, the sinuses are less full & thus the needles aren’t as uncomfortable. Although, when I would get treated for migraines, that was always a little more uncomfortable with every treatment since I would have a migraine each time. Otherwise, I typically don’t feel them except maybe on insertion.
thats called placebo. there is no scientific or biologic evidence that acupuncture actually does anything.
Acupuncture is great, it works.
Acupuncture is pseudoscience. It didn’t treat anything.
Is he loosing weight? Or am I trippen
hes lost a lot! he looks healthy in both sizes. but I do hope he is getting enough rest! Stress can make you ill
Imagine trying to better yourself and not bringing attention to it and someone is just like "do you see how he used to be fatter?"
HVe you ever ate dumplings? You would gain weight too 😂
Idk his weight looks pretty tight to me
Ozempic is wild
Your content continues to amaze me!
I’m glad you’re sorting this out! Thank you Xiaoma! I love your vids!
Hey Xiaoma just wanted to say your looking great! I can tell you have been working out!!!!
It's crazy how these different areas are related completely. What an amazing healing modality!
Arie you look fabulous! Good for you!
My dad had bad TMJ pain for years before he died. Some days it was debilitating. He had acupuncture a couple of times, but it only helped for a couple of weeks. Hope your pain gets better with this.
Acupuncture is incredible! Great video 🔥
I had braces in my 20's from an orthodontist who specialized in TMJ, which realigned my lower jaw. Haven't had any problems in 40 years now! The clicking noise you hear when you open your mouth is actually the lack of cartilage around the bottom jaw bone that goes up into your skull, so when you open your mouth, it is hitting bone-on-bone.
I had braces 14-16 and it caused my TMJ. I heard that several patients sued my orthodontist. My TMJ went away after 5 years and when I reduced stress.
Do you by any chance remember the orthodontists name? Need an ortho that has tmj knowledge
@@meva5905 I'm sure he's retired, but it was Dr. Robert Edgerton, Orlando, FL. They brought in another (younger) doctor, Dr. Goldie, who may still be in practice.
yeah probably need braces my dentist told me that too
Same! I am currently in treatment for TMJ issues. No surgery, just found the correct alignment for my jaw, braces & I’m done. Mine was the cause of braces at a young age too.
When I was younger I used to get Ear Acupuncture and it was genuinely so soothing and I fell asleep during many sessions.
Literally for what?
@@jer280my guess is headaches or something, I know that’s why some people get their ear pierced so I assume it’s similar
I love acupuncture I did it for my hurt back that I had to get fused. I got bad headaches and he would put needless in my temples and it helped big time.
@@SamJG99 Correct, I have chronic migraines
This video was really informative on TMJ thanks bro 👏
She is lovely!
I had this problem all throughout my teens and 20s, for which they said there was nothing that could be done. It eventually went away on its own during my 30s, so keep on keepin’ on, neighbor X! Peace.
so sorry for you , I have tmj as well , it feels like hell there is no real words to express it. But after this session, try be aware when you are clenching your teeth together , and maybe later on a light jar massage there is info on this.
TMJ pain is awful. I've had it for 14 years now. Tried different night guards from dentists but the pain never really goes away. Same with the guard from the TM specialist. I just get the ones you mold yourself now since they're much cheaper. Tylenol PM is my friend. I hope you find relief.
Speaking from experience, be careful with Tylenol PM. Prolonged use can have the opposite effect and cause sleeplessness. Melatonin, although not helpful for pain can help you relax without side effects. Then regular Tylenol for the pain.
Try Botox for TMJ. Nothing worked for me until Botox and I suffered for 15 years.
I found that it can't be fixed, but managed. I started having jaw problems after getting socked in the jaw at 13. Im 18 now and the joint is in a steady decline. i've heard a plethora of pops over the years, some large and painful, others just feeling like a tugging sensation. Does any of this sound familiar? I wanna get a consensus of how it feels to other people. I know the jaw joint is delicate and can fail in many ways, so I'm trying to figure out what went wrong in mine via cross references of other peoples experiences
Try physical therapy, a lot of times the muscles in the jaw lock and displace the bones slightly.
You might want to consider consulting a clinic specializing in treating TMJ wholesomely. Often times the problem is largely related to... your tongue. I dealth with clicking, swellings and pain for more than a decade and last year I went through a procedure called frenectomy proceeded and followed by a set of physical therapy sessions with speech therapist. Having done all of that the clicking and swellings are gone. I can reasonably eat and chew the way I used to in my youth and my problems are largely in the past.
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Needles? You are so brave!
Could u do a video and maybe talk about what if any good long term errfects any of these treatments have had. As far as some of the more tcm treatments. Thx man love all the vids. Great energy.
Looking fit my boy
This is the most wholesome comment on his appearance, this uplifts and doesn't make it seem like he's getting his life back together😂
I respect the fact that you're willing to try alternative treatments for your issues. Traditional acupuncture really works for various ailments.
Ari, you look great!! 😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
so happy our insurance covers acupuncture ! We use mostly Chinese medicine here in ew Hampshire!
I'm very sensitive to needles and hate having 1, dude got like 10 shots for us. Respect 👍
Keep up tbe exercise man you are looking great!
I went through a clicking phase. Btw sure you hear this alot. But I started learning Spanish because of your videos inspiration. Thank you and good evening
I'm going through a clicking phase and I'm also learning Spanish... a link perhaps? Using your jaw differently for different languages maybe?
Looking fit brother, I'm a little disappointed you didn't tell us how it went and whether or not it helped
lol. did you really expect that sticking needles in your face is going to help with TMJ?
@@le0shadow acupuncture can do some amazing things, who am I to make a blanket judgment
What a lovely lady
Her hands are beautiful
His typical giggling was over REAL QUICK 😂😂
Xiaoma!; I did and I will do it again. Acupuncture is wonderful.
I am sensitive and hate needles too, however I do hope that the acupuncture alleviates it and you feel better. Have a happy Friday and great weekend!
The dr is so pretty
Body looks good man
I suffer frm TMD and it has wrecked my life. Many people get it because of Bruxism or clenching often as a symptom of stress or a poor bite and initially visit their dentist. I use Botox injections in my masseter muscles and it really helps modulate the pain. You did the right thing to get scans to determine the condition of your joints. Often the best treatments are conservative and I wish you success with your accupuncture treatment.
Wow nice profile! Can tell you've lost a lot of weight, impressed!
Thanks for the video
I got ultrasound treatments on my jaw at 17 for TMJ from having Ehlers Danlos Symptom and it helped a lot.
Acupuncture was so great when I was having lower back issues defs great for pain relief
I am not suffering from any problem in particular, but this makes me want to try it :D
Hi I love how 70 people viewed this in 1 min
9 minutes and 945 people
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I began watching his videos before he got famous
I think the views count for the video playing on your feed when you’re scrolling through with actual clicking on the video
6h 29k
You can def do some things I’ve had it for 20 years. I’ve done acupuncture and meh. You need to see a TMJ specialist who is a physical therapist that can do dry needling in your jaw and in your trap muscles. Then see a TMJ specialist that can make a special mouth guard. Not the cheap basic occlusal guard but the TMJ specific ones. Also look up exercises you can do there are some channel on YT that show you.
dry needling is just acupuncture done by someone without training
I have TMJ and Dr. Gelb in NYC has saved my life! Highly recommend!!!
Also I also saw you do weight lifting. I recommend a mouth guard while you work out to avoid clenching that can lead to TMJ
"I'm like an ANT! With my feelers" hahahaha. Amazing quote.
Love your hair
At 4:12 does she put his belly button lent in her pocket? Lol
Yes 😂
LOL I think you're right! I thought I was going to click back on this part and see her put a small cleansing wipe in her pocket.... but nope! I think it's belly button lent/fluff! Ahah
I was going to say the same thing lol
some dark magic going down hahaha I checked back looked like a pastic top of one of the pins haha
No it seems to be a needle 😂
Hey, I was wondering how can I book with Dr.Gao at the spa? Love your content btw
Ok Ari. I had the same issue. My uncle was a dentist. All he did was file in-between my teeth, my teeth moved a bit and it stopped, he cured it by making room for my bite to correct. Go see a really good dentist. I havent had the issue in 30 years. Btw, I had braces when I was a kid and I think that had something to do with it. I think they over corrected my bite.
Yes, what you're describing is called _medicine_ and it has been tested and thus proven to be effective, unlike this needle horseshit that at best has a placebo effect and at worst does precisely nothing.
This is hit or miss & can actually cause more damage. It’s best to go to a TMJ specialist. It is fixable w/out surgery, but requires a specialist.
@@JB-sh7qy thanks for your expert advise, but some dentists are trained in TMJ alignments. I’m quite sure they didn’t take my advice anyways, this was over a month ago.
xiaoma we need a pantry tour from all the stuff you buy
Super interesting!
That treatment is amazing 👍👍👍
We need to get a playlist on the channel for all these alternative medicine videos! They’ve always been my fav!
She is also beautifull, awesome... 🙂
I had bad TMJ in my early 20's especially during the winter. Idk what happened I still have the clicky jaw now but there's no pain involved with it
Pinhead is that you lol joking bud good video keep it up bless you and you’re family
I have a splint/invisalign every night and it fixed everything. Maybe see a facio-maxial specialist, I also see a chiropractor (but a gentle with who only uses an activator)
My mom was helped with her arthritis and carpal...and me with my back...I love acupuncture....My stupid insurance scammed me but the acupuncture DR was amazing....
My wife suffered from really painful TMJ, she end up going to a dermatologist and getting Botox in her jaw to treat it. Worked better than anything else she tried.
This was truly a happy ending 😅
He forgot to mention that he’s a big baby about this stuff, lol. We ❤ you for going out of your comfort zone to try helping yourself, so keep being receptive. I’d say it won’t hurt to try, but that’s not true in your specific case! 😉😂
What jacket is @Xiaomanyc wearing at the start of the vid? I like it! I must know
I had TMJ starting to develop when I was 14 and never knew what it was called and then all my doctors and dentists told me I was crazy. Then I saw all these celebs diagnosed with it the past 2-3 years and I'm like AHA! I was right. It has a name.
I developed TMJ around August of 2022 and it’s was awful dealing with the symptoms. My advice is to try to avoid hard foods for a time and try to massage the area when you can including the inside of the mouth. If it persists medical intervention may be a last resort. Best of luck!!!
I have had a flare up in over a year as well
Thanks so much for showing an aspect of Chinese medicine. Keep it coming!
It's all quackery. Doesn't deserve respect
@@staticcharm3808Well, you could think of it that way. I wouldn’t get it, but if sugar pills can make people feel better then shiiit. The mind is powerful
I had TMJ when I was 18 so it's possible for people such as myself to have that before and after the age of 30. (I still need treatment for it.)
Pony Boy is slimming down!
Loled at "Really felt my chi with that one"
Try Orthotropics. It actually changed my jawline. Bone in roof of my mouth used to be lower with large indents either side. Now it's more even. You can only try it for yourself.
i’ve never tried acupuncture but i always thought the needles were so tiny that you couldn’t feel them at all going in. So do you think you will do it again? did you truly think you benefited from it? I have a lot of of issues with my hands and feet going numb due to degenerative disc disease in my spine and always wondered if acupuncture would help but it looks very intimidating tbh lol
Very interesting
So, what are the results? Did it help fixing the jaw after all?
It is a common problem, a splint/retainer at night and Botox in the TMJ area will make it go away.
Most accurate comment so far
Tmj massage with a sea fennel based product can help.
Camera man needs some stabilization, but this was a good watch as usual.
I've had Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction for a while now, I find myself most days in a bad habbit of opening and closing my jaw which only worsens it. Some days I get bad tension headaches because of all the movement. Have a mouthguard to sleep at night because I was grinding my teeth or clenching during the night. I open and close, move side to side to releave a position of the jaw that feels odd. I went to the Hospital about it, got scans etc done and they prescribed me Amitriptyline which is a muscle relaxant but also anti-axiety medication. I had bad experiences with that though. Saw a shadow figure of "The Hatman" but he looked like a person, pushing down on my shoulders. I woke up with tingling in both arms, sweat dreanched sheets. Felt like it was the damn reaper but honestly felt so real....had some slight sleep paralasis following that. I remember sitting up in bed pushing him away shouting/thinking NO! Like it wasn't my time to go haha.. Not a good time at all. Stopped taking that immediately and just live with it now many years later.
I have had a TMJ surgery, and it didn't work and messed up my septum in my nose. They fixed the top roof of my mouth (a plate) to force reposition of my bottom jaw. I regret it. My nose is asymmetrical now. And my septum in my nose pinches off one of my nostrils making it hard to breathe.
Sorry to hear this! Whether or not to get a surgery can be a very difficult decision.
I had TMJ in high school. It last about 6 months then stopped and never returned. I was scared about it at first but got used to it quick.
I had TMJ.It was all stress related.Too much stress from brief periods of unemployment
I wonder if this is good for tension headaches?
I've been having jaw problems for over 15 years now. Last 6 years I have terrible headaches and constant pressure on my head. I haven't been able to work and pretty much live ever since. I did acupuncture in my head and jaw as well. Didn't help.
My TMJ acted up in September. Find a registered massage therapist who does TMJ messages. That was my biggest relief. I also used a mouth guard to help reposition my jaw. I went from only being able to open my mouth a 1/4” back to normal opening in 3 months.
ive had the lockjaw and jaw clicking problem for almost a year now and im fairly certain it was caused by my wisdom teeth which came in at the same time it started it is always worse in the winter and better during the summer
Dr doug also does tmj adjustments
I had issues with a painful TMJ problem when I was younger. They used to tell you to get braces on your teeth (which I did not get)....
Dude, same thing happened to me. Went to my dentist and its caused from grinding your teeth while you sleep. Recommend to wear a bite gaurd while sleeping. Went away. See if that help.
Orthodontic treatment for people with overbite and physical therapy helps a subset of patients. Some claim mewing helped them and there are enough before and after videos to prove it makes changes to that area. The problem is that mewing hasn't been sufficiently studied and validated. So the risk/benefit ratio isn't certain.
A good acupuncturist is worth their weight in gold.
Reminds of "Get Smart" plane toilet scene 😅
bone growing in your jaw? castor oil packs to that area
You could try chiropractor Ari. Maybe Doug Willen can help!
That actually is a thing when you turn 30? I am nearing 50 now but back then it was driving me crazy!
Brother this has happened to me before. It corrected itself in time. Worry not.
You can also try dry needling for the jaw. Its like accupuncture but instead of leaving the needles in the person is going to turn it so that the muscles in your jaw start to relax. Its painful in the beginning because the muscle is full of tension en protest until it gives up and relaxes then its not painful anymore. But having pain all the time from these muscles suddenly feeling this pain that is different than normal knowing that is relaxes after makes it even wanting to feel that pain because then you know it really helps.
‘What channel?, My KZhead channel?’ 😂😂
My TMJ (caused by braces) went away 5 years later when i reduced stress.
May be should see an orthodontist, clenching of teeth doe to stress or a misalign bite, also having sensitive teeth or cavities can make patient to chew in a way that can produce pain on the jaw articulation.
I have the same issue and have had for about 12 years. I've got Joint Hypermobility Syndrome so my joints tend to move around more than for other people, from just very little to no pressure or by just actually relaxing my muscles. That's when I get all sorts of issues. If you haven't tried it already, try moving your pillow around slightly more to one side than the other so it's not centered when you sleep. You might notice that one side of the jaw is more predominant in power and response when you chew or move it around - it's less restricted and doesn't click. You may have to switch this up and have your pillow on each side every 2 nights just to ensure a cycling between the two sides so one doesn't lock up again. I honestly do also believe it has to do with the digestion system in the end. I tried the carnivore diet for 3 weeks to begin with and I felt like I was rid of all these problems all of a sudden. Then I started cheating on the diet back and forth for a long time but I've had multiple periods where I've felt fine and not had these issues but it's honestly mostly been during the disciplinary periods of the carnivore diet. Might be worth checking out. Hope you get well soon buddy, thanks for all the great content!