I yawned and cracked my jaw a few weeks ago, now whenever I yawn my ear drum hurts and the muscles around the back of the jaw feel sore, tense and bruised.
![So for the past 30 years, I've yawned without a hitch. Today I yawned and some muscle behind my chin did something and I felt an immense pain. What the hell happened??? : So for the past 30 years, I've yawned without a hitch. Today I yawned and some muscle behind my chin did something and I felt an immense pain. What the hell happened??? :](https://i.imgur.com/CBDXWTk.jpg)
So for the past 30 years, I've yawned without a hitch. Today I yawned and some muscle behind my chin did something and I felt an immense pain. What the hell happened??? :
![Something happens to the muscle behind my lower jaw when I yawn or open my mouth. The muscle locks and it hurts. Aligned with nose. What is going on? - Quora Something happens to the muscle behind my lower jaw when I yawn or open my mouth. The muscle locks and it hurts. Aligned with nose. What is going on? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e10ef72004b924c6048fda08d71e3000.webp)
Something happens to the muscle behind my lower jaw when I yawn or open my mouth. The muscle locks and it hurts. Aligned with nose. What is going on? - Quora
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