HELLO I AM HOPING SOMEONE MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER A QUESTION FOR ME . MY HUSBAND RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH LYME AFTER MANY YEARS OF SUFFERING HE IS EXPERIENCING FACIAL NUMBNESS . THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NOSE IS NUMB IT HAS SPREAD TO CERTAIN PARTS OF HIS GUM AND TEETH IS THIS A SYMPTOM OR ARE WE PANICKING UNNECCESSARILY. THANKYOU
Posted by lymebytes (Member # 11830) on :
I have had numbness, tingling, sparking sensations, shooting pains, you name it...in my scalp, face, teeth, jaw and many other places all over my body.
Did he just start treatment? Hopefully you are seeing an LLMD.
Remember, when treatment starts new symptoms can emerge, current ones can get worse and old symptoms can appear, in other words "herxing".
I would let his LLMD know, but this sort of thing is fairly common.
Posted by emilyr (Member # 13920) on :
THANKYOU FOR YOUR HELP AND EXPLANATION HE IS A MONTH INTO TREATMENT AND I WILL LET HIS CONSULTANT KNOW BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN UNTREATED FOR MANY YEARS WE JUST HOPE IT WORKS . I HOPE YOU KEEP AS WELL AS YOU CAN ITS AN AWFUL AND MISUNDERSTOOD ILLNESS MOST GPS HERE DONT BELIEVE IT EXISTS SO ITS BEEN HARD TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS. THANKYOU TAKE CARE
Posted by tickssuck (Member # 15388) on :
Yes, my whole face has gone numb. My nose is almost always a little bit numb, even my tongue. Both prior to tx and during tx; he's not alone!
Posted by barbarame (Member # 16423) on :
Yes,
I have facial numbness 24/7, in the mouth, teeth, etc. You name it. I did not have any until I went on the medicine.
Made me think if it was working
barb
Posted by Rhonda J. K. (Member # 16783) on :
Hello, My name is Rhonda and I am a physical therapist, and newly diagnosed with stage III Lyme's myself recently. Let me preface by saying I am not a physician, and I am NOT giving medical advice, just responding on our forum. With that said:
As the other folks have stated, yes this is a well known symptom for those individuals that have stage III Lyme's in the nervous system. It is also a possibility that it can be a symptom of Bell's Palsy. Is his face droopy on that side? If not, than it is most likely just the "standard" neurological symptom of tingling and numbness. In addition, TMJ (temporal mandibular joint - a.k.a. the jaw)pain can cause radiculopathy (traveling pain) to the cheek, eye, ear, neck, chest, and either shoulder. It can also cause severe headaches in addition to the "lyme headache" or encephalitis. Only specialy trained physical therapists can help your husband with treatment and a progressive home exercise program. I treat patients with TMJ and many other Lyme disease symptoms on a regualar basis (over 50 % of my current patients). Good luck.
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