Thanks Mr Fox.
I hope it will go away like yours did, but it's hard to know when to just wait it out and when to see specialist about it again. The fluid wasn't there (or not to this degree) when I had my scan done 4 months ago, so nothing to drain at the time. I wondering if I should just wait and see how bad it gets before seeing my surgeon because I don't want it to be like the tmj that cried wolf you know? Because my cone beam ct showed normal joints back in May and MRI in july was (mostly) normal.
There's no cracking or grinding sounds now, just like this squelching liquidy sound if if press near the front of my ear on that side and whenever I talk/ chew etc + on and off nervy kind of pain. I have assymetry, in that the left side grew longer than the right and surgeon said I may have a "hot condyle" on that side, and I wonder if the overgrowth (? maybe) of the left side has cause pressure on the right tmj structures. I wish I knew
Actually, I remember that I definitely had the squelching like some liquid was moving but at the time didn't register that it could be fluid.
I think mine was caused by stress so that's why it was so easy to change for me, you may have a harder time but I hope not.
Yes I would wait a few months to see how it goes before seeing anyone again, you don't want them to think that it's all in your head
To be honest I think it would be rare for the joints to show visible wear especially at this stage, maybe the disc.
The guy I saw, who does surgery for it, said even people who have it for years, it's very rare for them to get condylar resorption from it.
Maybe you're right and your jaw assymetry is the cause, did you mention that to whoever you saw?
Is there anything that can be done about that?