• Thorry@feddit.org
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    10 hours ago

    When you are having a really big yawn and feel the bottom of your mouth tense up. Those are the absolute worst cramps. Especially when you’re with someone else who thinks you’re choking or having a seizure or something. And you can’t tell them it’s fine and it’s just a cramp, since you can’t open your mouth.

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      6 hours ago

      I get these weekly while doing nothing. It’s a side effect of neck radiation cancer treatment. First time was painful as hell. Now I have learned to just sit in it and chill and it passes quicker that way

      • YawningNostalgia@thelemmy.club
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        3 hours ago

        Genuinely this is something you should see a doctor about. A calf cramp once in a while doesn’t say that much about underlying pathology but if your jaw is cramping to that extent you should talk to someone. There are treatments for TMJ disfunction.