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July 20, 2008

Dr. Ernest and Cynthia,
The first 24 years of my life were filled with happiness, friends, and adventure. The last 12 years have been filled with depression, avoidance, and the most excruciating and debilitating pain I could imagine.  I spent 12 years with 25 different doctors and spent countless dollars trying to find a diagnosis and treatment for my pain. Before meeting both Dr. Shankland and you, I was closer to ending it all than I care to admit. Temporal tendonitis and splenius capititis had a hold on me and had enveloped me into a prison of pain and suffering. Simply put, I had no real existence.

Even though I am one of those more challenging patients due to a combination of injuries and bruxing, you never gave up on me. To put into words how much that means to me and my family is impossible. So many doctors and even friends had given up on me and were convinced the pain was all in my head. To hear someone of your experience and stature say that it is not my fault gave me the courage to fight for a better tomorrow.

Both RF procedures were a success and as I have stated many times it seems like I am coming out of a coma. But, for someone who has been in pain for 12 years, it is the personal relationship, the hug, the understanding, the care, and the ability to listen that means the most in my progress. I still have some pain associated with my bruxing, but both the splint and learning how to let go of the fear associated with chronic pain will allow the tension to release eventually.

I am about 85% better than I was a few months ago. I am seeing my friends, dating, exercising, and more productive each day. You have given me a chance to spend the next 36 years of my life looking forward to tomorrow and not dreading it. I will never be able to thank you for all you have done. You and your wife are truly a gift from above. I look forward to sending you good news every day that I feel a bit better, both physically and mentally.

With all my love and thanks,
Traci B. (and her family)
Grand Haven, Michigan
 

March 21, 2007

Dear Dr. Ernest,

 I am going to start out by thanking our Heavenly Father for blessing you with many gifts.  You are one of the most caring individuals that I have ever had the pleasure to know.  I feel blessed that I was led to you for treatment. 

As you know I have suffered with severe jaw, facial, ear and eye pain for more than a year.  I have been treated by at least 8 different physicians for my pain.  You are the only one that took the time to really listen to what I was saying and to reassure me that there was help.  Temporal Tendonitis, finally a diagnosis!  With your help, I was able to narrow down past injuries that more than likely caused my tendonitis.  It sill amazes me that a simple 30 minute Radio Frequency procedure can take away a year of constant pain.  Because of your research, the RF procedure and your healing hands I have my life back.

I have been singing your praises for weeks now.  I tell everyone I can about my treatment and what a compassionate person you are.  I encourage anyone with any kind of facial pain to contact you.  You are a pioneer in healing.  It is obvious that your mission is to help others.  I can't thank you enough.  May God bless you and your family. 

 Respectfully yours,

 Della S.

 Kingsport, TN

Dear Dr. Ernest,

I am writing with deep gratitude for all that you have done for me.  My facial pain had been getting progressively worse for more than seven years. At only 29 years old, I was seeing one doctor after another trying to figure out why I was in constant pain. I had tried everything that I could find; numerous orthotics, injections, acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, physical therapy, pain management.  I am so thankful that I made the trip to Tennessee. I have never found a doctor more caring, compassionate, and devoted to healing pain. God has truly given you a special gift! You spent the time to listen to my story, sat with me and explained every procedure, and continue to check on how I’m doing.

I will encourage everyone I come across with facial pain to contact you. Thank you for truly caring! You are one of a kind. God bless you and your family.

Many thanks,

Autumn A.

Bremerton, WA

January 19, 2008

Dear Dr. Ernest,

I want to thank you for giving me the chance to be the mother and wife that I have yearned to be.  Prior to seeing you in September, my husband and children had an absent member in our family due to the constant head, facial, jaw, and eye pain I was enduring.  It is very heartbreaking to have beautiful children that you are unable to read to, play with, and care for as they deserve to be.  I had seen multiple doctors and received a variety of diagnoses including SUNCT syndrome, chronic migraines, and atypical facial pain, however, the pain continued regardless of the drug therapies tried.  I had been treated just as another person with the same story; being told that my facial pain was a secondary factor to my head pain.  Due to my training as a speech/language pathologist, I frequently questioned, and ultimately disagreed with my neurologist’s opinion.  I believed that we had not truly found the source of my pain. 

Desperate to find help for my pain, I continued to research more treatment options.  At 2:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning, I stumbled upon your website.  When I read characteristics of the conditions you treat, I knew you would be able to help.  On Monday morning I called to schedule an appointment. 

I thank you for seeing me so quickly and for the extensive time you spent with me discussing my symptoms, the cause of pain, and various treatment options.  I found out that I had had a dislocated jaw for over a year; which had been missed and misdiagnosed by other professionals.  You were able to relocate my jaw and the eye drooping and SUNCT attacks mostly disappeared.  I appreciate you treating my condition conservatively and for the numerous calls monitoring my progress.  A month later you decided I needed to be seen again to be evaluated in person and to consider the radiofrequency treatments.  In October, you diagnosed me with temporal tendonitis and splenius capitus muscle syndrome and performed the radiofrequency procedure on both sites.  It was such a relief to have more answers. 

The radiofrequency procedures were truly amazing; the constant head pain that had me homebound and frequently bedridden was gone.  I am still amazed when I think about how my life changed following the short procedures.  When I returned to Missouri, you continued to call frequently to monitor my progress and give me suggestions.  You even trained my local dentist in how to perform injections to assist with the healing of my jaw. 

I truly believe that God lead me to you and I thank you for fulfilling His work.  Your wisdom and prayers have given me the comfort and hope to continue to heal.  I am now completely off all the anti-seizure and pain medications my other doctors were using to treat my conditions and I feel I have helped educate my doctors in what was truly causing my pain.  I appreciate you always taking the time to listen and answer my questions when I call and I thank you for your continued phone calls and support. 

Sincerely,

Michelle M.

Cameron, MO                 

To contact Ernest Clinic for an appointment, or for more information,

please call 865-430-1430 Monday thru Friday 9AM to 5 PM EST or email us at info@ernestclinic.com.

"To relieve pain is to do God's work."

Edwin A. Ernest, III D.M.D.

Disorders such as Ernest Syndrome, Temporal Tendonitis, TMJ Neuralgia, and Splenius Capitis Muscle Syndrome, and his innovations with radiofrequency surgery to treat his discoveries, have caused Dr. Ernest to be acknowledged as a recognized authority among medical and dental professionals regarding his discoveries.  His work is referenced in Neurology, ENT Medicine, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Neurosurgery programs and articles, dental literature, and is referenced on the internet in a variety of languages, and through Pub/Med, the influence of which is world-wide.

Dr. Ernest was recently honored to be selected as a department head for a premier medical pain management journal, rated by its physician readers and the #2 favorite publication in the field of chronic medical pain management.  Practical Pain Management Journal asked Dr. Ernest, a dentist, to head the Head & Neck Pain Department section of the Journal because of his numerous pain management contributions to the fields of medicine and dental medicine.

His Journal Articles include:

Splenius Capitis Muscle Syndrome

Temporal Tendonitis: Migraine Mimic

Head and Neck Pain (November/December 2006)

Head and Neck Pain (Ernest Syndrome)

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