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===== TMJ, tinnitus, vertigo, and dizziness ===== [https://www.everydayhearing.com/balance/articles/what-to-expect-at-your-vng-test/ What to Expect at Your VNG/ENG Test]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.everydayhearing.com/balance/articles/what-to-expect-at-your-vng-test/ | title = What to Expect at Your VNG/ENG Test | last = Banks | first = Lindsey | authorlink = | date = Feb 11, 2017 | website = Everyday Hearing|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> :*An ear, nose, and throat specialist (ENT) examination and imaging may be ordered for [[temporomandibular joint disorder]] (TMJ).<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fibromyalgia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354780 | title = Fibromyalgia - Symptoms and causes|website=Mayo Clinic|language=en|access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> :*Lymph infections,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.verywellhealth.com/swollen-glands-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-3973026 | title = Swollen Glands With Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | last = Dellwo | first = Adrienne | authorlink = | date = Feb 13, 2018 | website = Verywell Health|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> and [https://www.onlymyhealth.com/symptoms-ear-nose-throat-infection-1305711488 ear, sinus, throat] and [[tinnitus]] can also be documented (although not found to be FM related.)<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Iikuni | first = Fusako | last2 = Nomura | first2 = Yasuyuki | last3 = Goto | first3 = Fumiyuki | last4 = Murakami | first4 = Masato | last5 = Shigihara | first5 = Shuntaro | last6 = Ikeda | first6 = Minoru | date = Oct 2013 | title = Why do patients with fibromyalgia complain of ear-related symptoms? Ear-related symptoms and otological findings in patients with fibromyalgia| url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23700040/|journal=Clinical Rheumatology|volume=32|issue=10 | pages = 1437β1441|doi=10.1007/s10067-013-2287-2|issn=1434-9949|pmid=23700040}}</ref> :*Videonystagmography (VNG) testing if you experience [[dizziness]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://fibromyalgiaresources.com/fibromyalgia-dizziness-balancing/ | title = Β» 10 Tips To Stop Fibromyalgia Dizziness and Balancing | last = Rana | first = M G | authorlink = | date = | website = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> Of course, a person can have arthritis, [[sleep apnea]], [[Chronic lyme disease|chronic lyme disease]] or other diseases and still have FM, but there may be a treatable condition where a patient's overall health, including their FM, improves.<ref>{{Cite news |url =http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/guide/common-misdiagnoses-of-fibromyalgia#1 | title = Common Misdiagnoses of Fibromyalgia|work=WebMD|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=22315 | title = When Fibromyalgia Is More than Pain - Prohealth | date = 2016-01-08|work=Prohealth|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> There have been cases of [[vitamin D]] deficiency being misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia as a D deficiency can cause pain. Supplementation or prescribed vitamin D treatments may alleviate this pain. However, it is possible to have both a vitamin D deficiency and fibromyalgia and correcting the deficiency will only resolve the pain stemming from it.<ref>{{Cite news |url =http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/features/vitamin-d-deficiency-and-chronic-pain-link#1 | title = Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Chronic Pain? | last = Shaw | first = Gina | date = |work=WebMD|access-date=2018-08-09|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref>
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