My jaw aches on both sides on bottom of my mouth. It's a dull achy pain. Doesn't hurt when I eat, only when sitting quietly it occurs, mostly at night. It's been occurring over the last week. I've also noticed for aa few months that it feels like I have something stuck in my esophagus when I swallow.
hanks for your query, I have gone through your query.The symptoms you mention in query are probably occurring due to a condition known as acid reflux or GERD . GERD occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally  stomach content, flows back into your food pipe upto the oropharynx due to defective functioning of esophageal sphincter . This cause irritation of mucosa of esophagus and throat that cause pain while eating and at night , which appear to you as TMJ pain . I would suggest you to avoid eating spicy and heavy food specially at night , take a light walk after every meal, eat small and frequent meals and take antacid like gelusil . Consult gastroenterologist for proper examination  . Doctor may order certain test like endoscopy to rule out conditions related to TMJ . Doctor may prescribe medicine like sucralfate , ranitidine and omeprazole . Hope your concern has been resolved.Get Well Soon.Dr. Harry Maheshwari