I've had this tightness around my mouth and in my face on and off for years... It makes it hard to speak, especially when going out in the cold. Has anyone else had this? Kind of freaks me out...
Shelly :-)
Posted by cjnelson (Member # 12928) on :
is it just tightness or does it ever spasm
I had this several times and bells palsy once but luckily only temporary!!!
Posted by daise (Member # 13622) on :
Hi skrwolf,
When it's good and cold--far below freezing--it usually will tighten your mouth and make it hard to speak--I'm from Minnesota!
Like cj nelson, I had Bell's palsy, too. With Bell's, usually half your face (sometimes the other side, too) is paralyzed. Typically your eye and mouth droop on one side.
I blubbed and slurred for 4 months.
You may have ear pain and hearing problems. It's miserable. Mine lasted 4 months. It is a heavy neurological problem and one of the signs of Lyme.
daise Posted by Parisa (Member # 10526) on :
My husband has had tightness around his face that has improved with treatment.
Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
skrworlf - I don't have this myself. I do have TMJ.
But on the "Under our Skin" there's a girl on there who says that she has this and it feels like she has tape across her mouth so it's hard to say anything. Your post just reminded me of it.
Posted by Alv (Member # 15192) on :
I had it ...and goto all my root canals infected. BUt I had everyhting .BElls palsy -without dropping the mouth.JUst a numbness and tightness and I could not smile.It was so tight and iven if I wanted to smile I could not.
I had neurolyme ( typical) bart , babesia , ehlichia and mucoplasma fementas.ALl of them from head to toe .MY FACE twitched craxy -from bart .You could see my lips twitching my eyes and my jaw was locked.I used to have TMJ 12 year s ago..
Posted by daise (Member # 13622) on :
Skywolf,
Does it sound like you may have Bell's?
I forgot to tell you that my face felt funny when I tried to talk and people looked at me weird.
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Posted by skrwolf (Member # 1575) on :
Thanks for your responses (would love to hear more!). In 1998, my right eye felt droopy. This has never really gone away. I think that Dr. H characterized it as a palsy incident. Since I started Bicillin, the whole right side of my face feels droopy. I would assume that this is a herx reaction of Bell's Palsy? The mouth tightness started at the same time in 1998 and has also been pretty much constant. Maybe it is Bell's Palsy related?
Posted by skrwolf (Member # 1575) on :
RESIDUAL EFFECTS Eye appears smaller Blink remains incomplete or infrequent Tearing abnormalities Asymmetrical smile Mouth pulls up and outward Sinus problems Nose runs during physical exertion Post paralytic hemifacial spasm Hypertonic muscles Co-contracting muscles Synkinesis (oral/ocular well known, but can affect any muscle group) Sweating while eating or during physical exertion Muscles become more flaccid when tired, or during minor illness Muscles stiffen when exposed to cold, when tired, or during illness
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