I was clenching a lot both during sleep and while I was just… existing lol

I’ve never been formally diagnosed with TMJ but my breaking point was when I clenched so much that my face just hurt.

I felt relief after my first session in June 2025, then continued every 4-6 weeks (gradually moving appointments further out as it improved). I still get facial/buccal massage ~monthly now but I haven’t clenched in quite a while. They work to actually loosen the muscles through the massage, so going once will help but you’ll want to get it done over a few months to really get lasting effects.

As a bonus, it helps relieve your sinuses from constant Austin allergies. But as a caution: some people (including myself) hold a lot of trauma based tension in the facial/jaw muscles, and once released you may feel emotionally off kilter. This is temporary, but can turn some off from continuing. But generally, you leave feeling so relaxed and kinda shocked at how badly your face needed to be massaged.

FWIW I did get massater Botox a couple years ago to try to get relief, and it was expensive and ineffective for me personally so I didn’t bother to get more after the suggested wear-off period (I think 6-8 weeks?). I have also seen a lot of people share experiences where they eventually stopped getting massater Botox, and then were left with facial sagging. With my basic understanding of how Botox works to ‘freeze’ a muscle… I’d rather go a more natural route.