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Posted by linkadge on July 23, 2005, at 23:39:13
I just realized that one side of my face is almost completely numb but the other side is not.
Linkadge
Posted by crazy teresa on July 24, 2005, at 0:01:13
In reply to I can't feel one side of my face, posted by linkadge on July 23, 2005, at 23:39:13
From what?
Posted by linkadge on July 24, 2005, at 0:53:54
In reply to Re: I can't feel one side of my face » linkadge, posted by crazy teresa on July 24, 2005, at 0:01:13
No clue what its from.
Linkadge
Posted by blueberry on July 24, 2005, at 7:31:50
In reply to I can't feel one side of my face, posted by linkadge on July 23, 2005, at 23:39:13
Is the numbness progressing to paralysis on that side of the face? Is that side of the face drooping, and you are unable to blink your eye or move the lips on that side?
If yes, I can tell you what that probably is, what causes it, what the treatment is, and what the prognosis is. The fact that it is just one half of the face is a strong clue.
If it is what I think it is, don't worry it is not an emergency, but there are specific treatments and an expected time period to partial or total recovery.
Posted by Glydin on July 24, 2005, at 10:38:27
In reply to I can't feel one side of my face, posted by linkadge on July 23, 2005, at 23:39:13
Are you having movement problems on that facial side?
Bell's Palsy?
Posted by vicksnow on July 24, 2005, at 14:42:44
In reply to Re: I can't feel one side of my face » linkadge, posted by Glydin on July 24, 2005, at 10:38:27
hope you are not feeling this way today. sounds serious to me. i would go to a dr. immediately.
Posted by linkadge on July 24, 2005, at 15:06:11
In reply to Re: I can't feel one side of my face, posted by vicksnow on July 24, 2005, at 14:42:44
No I can definately move it as well as I can move the other side, its just when I touch it it feels
like rubber to my hand, my face doesn't feel much, whereas the other side feels much more.Linkadge
Posted by Glydin on July 24, 2005, at 15:33:39
In reply to Re: I can't feel one side of my face, posted by linkadge on July 24, 2005, at 15:06:11
I'm sorry about what you're having Linkadge.
Have you experienced this before? Has anything changed in terms of meds, a sinus or dental problem, weird headaches? I don't know I'm just pulling things out of the air.
Sounds like it's something you might need to have looked into.
Posted by linkadge on July 24, 2005, at 16:57:10
In reply to Re: I can't feel one side of my face » linkadge, posted by Glydin on July 24, 2005, at 15:33:39
Nothing's really changed in the past 4 months med wise.
Linkadge
Posted by Glydin on July 24, 2005, at 17:39:53
In reply to Re: I can't feel one side of my face, posted by linkadge on July 24, 2005, at 16:57:10
Hmmm --- mysterious and confusing.
Hope you get it figured out.
Posted by Phillipa on July 24, 2005, at 20:30:23
In reply to Re: I can't feel one side of my face, posted by Glydin on July 24, 2005, at 17:39:53
Link, Bell's Palsy was the first thought I had. I had it from my factlift but it resolved on its own. It does usually within 6months. I know this isn't the case for you so I don't have a clue. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by fachad on July 24, 2005, at 23:29:37
In reply to I can't feel one side of my face, posted by linkadge on July 23, 2005, at 23:39:13
I had "Bell's Palsey" in 1991. I was brushing my teeth one day and noticed that half of my face was not moving. I could smile on one side only.
I was given oral steroids and it went away and has not come back at all ever since.
Posted by barosky on July 25, 2005, at 1:57:38
In reply to I can't feel one side of my face, posted by linkadge on July 23, 2005, at 23:39:13
It was mild and went away after a while
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