One of the members of our support group had difficulty swallowing due to involvement on one side of her tongue or whatever. That did go away with treatment. It seems reasonable that almost any nerve(s) could be affected by Lyme.

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Ah, yes! Before being diagnosed with lyme, I had a lot of trouble swallowing. When I ate anything I could not get it to go down and would choke frequently.

I learned the trick of putting both arms straight up over your head to help the food get down. Bb loves those cranial nerves.

Yes, I have had this symptom on and off..it's a real bummer.

It has gotten better for me..hope it gets better for you too.

I have been referred back to my lyme doc, so I hope that he will have some answers.

I'll let you know what happens.

best wishes nick

When I had Bell's palsy and my face was half dead rubber, my doc at the time immediately suspected herpes. I was put on ganciclovir and it resolved in two months. Very quickly by comparison.

Ganciclovir is dangerous at high doses, mutagenic, can cause a drop in neutrophil counts, etc., but it's extraordinarily effective against the whole herpes family.

Good luck,