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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: Duncanm383 on June 04, 2017, 10:41:48 AM

Title: Numbness
Post by: Duncanm383 on June 04, 2017, 10:41:48 AM

Anyone experience a numb tongue afterwards and how long did it last? I'm 6.5 weeks post. Thanks!

Title: Re: Numbness
Post by: Milli_Meters on June 06, 2017, 06:46:54 AM

This happened to someone I know.

Do you have taste alterations also?

Title: Re: Numbness
Post by: Duncanm383 on June 06, 2017, 05:23:34 PM

Yes! Did they get back to normal?

Title: Re: Numbness
Post by: Milli_Meters on June 06, 2017, 06:45:09 PM

It defn improved. I will ask how it is now.

Title: Re: Numbness
Post by: PloskoPlus on June 06, 2017, 07:19:42 PM

Did you have wisdom teeth extracted at the same time as the surgery?

Title: Re: Numbness
Post by: Milli_Meters on June 06, 2017, 08:50:58 PM

It indicates some kind of lingual nerve disturbance but could even be the facial nerve (less likely).

What movements did u have?  I  hope to have the person's status in this regard by tomorrow.

Title: Re: Numbness
Post by: Duncanm383 on June 07, 2017, 04:12:29 AM

No wisdom teeth removed. Thanks!!!