Does anyone have this problem? The corners of my mouth seem to turn down more every year. I know it seems like a small problem but it not only makes you look like a grouch but it causes orther problems too.
I can no longer chew gum as the salvia runs out on the corners.
Food seems to always find that spot too after a meal.
Anyone have any answers for this problem?
sick
Posted by poppy (Member # 5355) on :
Could it be bell's palsy? (one of the results of lyme infecting cranial nerves)
Posted by xoxoxox (Member # 18778) on :
Don't have any answers but I do have the same issue. Feels a little like my face is being pulled down by the cheeks. Same for you?
Hate how old it makes me look.
Sometimes I think that it is bilateral Bell's Palsy, sometimes I wonder if it is the result of swollen facial/upper neck glands, sometimes it sounds related to the trigeminal nerve. After five years, I honestly have no idea what causes it. Makes it kind of hard to treat when the cause is unknown.
Get where you are coming from though.
Posted by sick (Member # 9143) on :
I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING JUST SEE IT. AND YES IT DOES MAKE YOU LOOK VERY OLD BEYOND YOUR YEARS.
POPPY DOES IT AFFECT BOTH SIDES OF YOUR FACE?
SICK
Posted by Dogsandcats (Member # 28544) on :
I have it on both sides. My grandmother's mouth curved down and I just assumed I inherited it from her genes.
I sure hate it tho...
Posted by poppy (Member # 5355) on :
Yes, it can affect both sides of the face. Do you have eye symptoms? Do you have a normal smile?
Hard to say from what you wrote whether this is just aging, normal in your family, or a lyme symptom. The drooling part is what made me think of bells palsy.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I would say it's age and heredity.
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
Long before I was diagnosed with lyme and cos, I had the feeling that my cheeks were being pulled down by gravity.
It gave me deep lines on either side of my mouth. I always looked like I was scowling. It was so bad looking that my husband and I discussed whether or not I should look into a face lift.
After 3 years of this, one morning I woke up and it was gone and my face was back to normal. That proves that what I had was a mild bilateral bells palsy.
It went away on its own a few years before I was diagnosed.
I was in my 40s when I had this.
So, depending on your age, this could well be facial drooping which is what the lyme symptom is called. The cause is a mild bilateral bells palsy.
You should never feel like your face is being pulled down by gravity.
Maybe in your 60s your mouth should go down at the corners. I don't believe you should ever drool unless a dentist has numbed your face.
The cure for bells palsy is good lyme treatment.
Posted by OtterJ (Member # 30701) on :
You are having problems with the 7 cranial/facial nerve. I saw an accupuncturist with a TENS machine that hooked up the muscle contracting bursts to the needles. I did this for 6 visits and also took high dose steroids, and no I don't want to hear from lurkers about the evils of steroids. It is the only thing to cut the inflammation of this nerve and prevent irreversible damage. Both modalities helped. See a llmd soon.
Posted by sick (Member # 9143) on :
TF I am in my early 60's but I still don't feel like I should look this way. I don't feel like anything is pulling it down but the corners of my mouth just curve down. I hate it. It looks like you are never happy.
Foods has a tendence to get in the corners now also so I constantly have to check the mirror. I hate it if I forget and then someone comes into the room I am in and sees it. Makes you feel like you are so old.
Very interesting about the cranial/facial nerve. I would love to find someone here who would do that.