Many people suffer from unexplained headaches or facial pain, recurring neck tension, bothersome ear noises, or nighttime teeth grinding. When consulting doctors or therapists, often only the symptoms are treated, while the search for causes is neglected. What few people know is that such puzzling pains and ear noises are often triggered by a craniomandibular dysfunction, or CMD for short. This disorder of the chewing apparatus manifests with a variety of symptoms and often goes unrecognized, leading patients to undergo years of medical odysseys. Pain specialist, osteopath, and alternative practitioner Dr. Torsten Pfitzer clearly explains the connections of CMD and its numerous symptom patterns. With simple self-tests, readers can identify the condition in themselves.