question: About three weeks ago I felt slight discomfort while chewing or bitting down hard, I paid it no mind. It has gotten a little more painful since then. I m a teacher so I ask the school nurse to look in my ear she said everything looked fine and that it might be tmj or tmd. I had all my wisdom teeth removed back 91 while in the USMC. I also just had my 2 upper back teeth removed in mid Nov 2013. I also grind my teeth at night. Does tmj or tmd sound like the right cause for my discomfort or should I see Gp for an ear infection?