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Today I had a bit of a flare up. It wasn't bad enough to lock my jaw but it hurt, chewing was very difficult and painful, and my ear felt funny. I did some relaxation exercises, just relaxing every muscle in my face as much as possible, then tried something new. With my jaw hanging loose and open like a zombie I shook my head back and forth for a few seconds, not very hard, but enough to make my jaw swing back and forth a bit. This brought considerable relief right away and I was able to eat, though it still felt a little inflamed. Now, about two hours later, it's nearly back to normal. I thought I'd post on the off chance this helps someone else.

Product of my first day using DungeonDraft. Inspired by historic Carrack rigs used before cannons were common on ships. Similar rig and internal layout to a brigantine (brig) but with a small mizzenmast aft, which a brig does not have. I made these for use in roll20, so I didn't add a redundant grid. First image is 30x30, the rest are on transparent backgrounds so they can be added to other maps. The transparent images are at 14x27 for images that show sails and sprit, and 8x22 for the rest. I made these using default assets only. I might update them at some point now that I've added some asset packs.

[30x30 weather decks, sails, dinghy on davits](https://preview.redd.it/fv20lm933wd51.

Hey folks, I'm here to share some easy things that helped me a lot. Maybe they'll help some of you too!

TL;DR. Fixing my posture and relaxing my facial muscles has done wonders for my TMJD symptoms, and now that I understand why, it seems obvious. This post is part encouragement, part explanation, and part specific exercises that helped me.

I grew up with slightly hunched posture. Not anything shocking, just the kind of stuff a lot of folks do when stressed and tired. And I'd clench my teeth sometimes. I didn't realise the effect this was having on my bite and my jaw joints.

The issue is that slouching makes the muscles and soft tissues between the lower jaw and the neck pull backward

SF Bay area spider ID? https://imgur.com/gallery/6LuIVv3

A small brush fire 7 miles south of Empire on 447 has had traffic at a standstill for half an hour. Aaand the person two cars ahead of me just threw a lit cigarette out their window. SMH.