text: as a past sufferer of TMJ I can tell ya this.  If you grind your teeth, have the clicking, get the headaches you most likely need an appliance made for your mouth.  You can get one for sleep only or 24/7.  I know you said you don't have a dentist but is that because insurance doesn't cover one?  I have heard that TMJ can sometimes be covered under medical because of the symptoms.\nIf neither are an option if you want you can do this to help the pain.  Put a pencil or bic pen in your mouth.  Lay the pen on the rear molar, lightly bite down.  Doing this separates the lower mandibular from your skull.  This gives the disc an opportunity to return to it proper space.  Releasing the nerves that your are pressing on.\ngood luck!  but you really need this piece made for your mouth.