Trigeminal neuralgia bell's palsy
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The symptoms you are describing bear resemblance to few possibilities like facial nerve palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, MPDS( myofacial pain dysfunction) and then TMJ disorder due to strenuous opening of mouth for long sittings of RCT.
Hi,
It could be early symptom of minor damage of trigeminal or facial nerve.In trigeminal neuralgia its associated with facial pain.In Facial nerve(Bells palsy) its associated with drooling of eye lid and deviation of mouth.Consult doctor to check for sensation over cheek.
I'm still curious about how all this works, even though I lack even a basic understanding of cranial nerves. But according to Wikipedia, that paragon of accuracy :-)
"Lesions of the facial nerve (VII) may manifest as facial palsy. This is where a person is unable to move the muscles on one or both sides of their face. A very common and generally temporarily facial palsy is known as Bell's palsy.
How are you? Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a neuropathic disorder of the trigeminal nerve that causes episodes of intense pain in the eyes, lips, nose, scalp, forehead, and jaw. The condition can bring about stabbing, electric shock-like pain from just a light wind or a finger's glance of the cheek.TN usually develops after the age of 40.
You should have it checked out by your physician to rule out something serious such as a tumor or stroke. But most likely it's Bell's Palsy, in which the facial nerve on one side is temporarily paralyzed. Fortunately, it's usually self-limiting and goes away on its own, even though it may take several inconvenient weeks.
Have it checked out however.
I wondered about Bell's Palsy. I had a friend with that while she was pregnant. No idea why it popped up but it eventually went away on its own.
The vision problem would not be a part of that though. Glad you're getting that checked.
You need to be investigated for trigeminal neuralgia and temporal arteritis. Trigeminal neuralgia is a nerve disorder that causes a stabbing electric shock like pain in parts of face. Various possible causes are multiple sclerosis and pressure on the nerve from a swollen blood vessel. Pain may be triggered by touch, sounds, chewing and light touch on face. Certain blood tests, MRI brain and trigeminal reflex testing apart from a neurological examination are required.
Bell's Palsy affects the VII Cranial nerve (Facial nerve) ; it is a motor nerve not a sensory nerve . Numbness to the lips would would involve sensory branches of the Trigeminal ( (V CN) nerve. Eye-twitching intermittently may just be muscle fasciculations.
I only recently heard of the possibility of lyme disease on this website. So no, I have not been tested. But most definetly plan to ask for a test from my doctor. I think she thinks I'm crazy and sometimes I think I am, especially when I try to describe the symptoms and none of them seem to make sense or sound connected.
I have had many tick bites over the course of my lifetime but never noticed the "bullseye" rash afterward. I have had the site become rather red and swollen.
I would go to your doctor as there are a variety of causes. I have cold sores that now follow the tracts of my trigeminal nerve which leads to my eyes, cheek and mouth area feeling numb. Someday I worry that it lead to full blown Bell's Palsy. I am not saying this is your case; but with your symptoms it sounds like something is affecting your nerve tracts.
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) can cause tooth pain on the upper and lower jaws. Oh, and you can treat trigeminal nueragia and atypical facial pain with: (wait for it) Baclofen !!
Sorry for the joking, but really,,,, this is something you should conside contacting your Neurologist about. Baclofen is a second line drug that can be used to TN. The first line drug is Tegretol. Impacted wisdom teeth would show up on an x-ray and trismus.
The various causes of facial numbness on one side of the face are diabetes mellitus, peripheral nerve trauma, stroke, bells or lower motor neuron palsy, acoustic neuroma and trigeminal neuralgia. Consult a neurologist if there has been any such recent development in your husband. Dental consult is also warranted to rule out trigeminal nerve involvement or any dental cause of numbness. Take care.
I'd question the Bell's palsy diagnosis if your symptoms have been predominantly sensory. It's the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) that causes symptoms in Bell's. Since CN-VII functions primarily as a motor nerve the symptoms of Bell's palsy involve weakness and/or paralysis more than numbness and tingling. (One notable exception is decreased taste.)
Sensory symptoms are more likely to originate in a problem with the trigeminal nerve (CN-V).
The symptoms you are describing bear resemblance to few possibilities like facial nerve palsy, trigeminal neuralgia MPDS( myofacial pain dysfunction) and then TMJ disorder due to strenuous opening of mouth for long sittings of RCT.
The symptoms you are describing bear resemblance to few possibilities like facial nerve palsy, trigeminal neuralgia MPDS( myofacial pain dysfunction) and then TMJ disorder due to strenuous opening of mouth for long sittings of RCT.
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