Why do my lips and teeth get numb?

Does anyone have a clue?

Thanks, Margaret

I suspect it has to do with infection of the cranial nerves.

Mild Bells Palsy was one of my first symptoms. Thankfully, it cleared with abx but, I'll still herx with mild facial numbness around the left side of my mouth.

As CD said, it has to do with Neuro Lyme and which cranial nerves are being affected. This is a cool video about the different facial nerves and what they control or respond to. I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but it looked really cool!!!

study.com/academy/lesson/cranial-nerves-of-the-face-and-mouth-motion-and-sensation-functionality.html

It could be something else as well. Blood flow issues decrease the oxygenation of tissues and this can cause tingling and/or numbness. Low manganese levels may contribute to this. It could also be from biofilms in the arteries at the base of the brain. I say this because I experienced this a couple years ago right after I shot a really nice buck. When you hunt, your adrenaline levels sky rocket and it causes vasocontriction. I have bad biofilm issues because I couldn't stand without feeling woozy and my face and hands became numb. It was most definitely a blood flow issue. It could also be a blood sugar related issue as low manganese or copper can cause hyperinsulinemia.

I would think it would be one of these issues rather than borrelia directly affecting the nerves.

Ok, shooting bucks and roller coaster rides. Hmmm, interesting.

I had Bell's Palsy a number of years ago, but it was pretty severe.

The numbness I feel now is different, but I'm not sure how to explain it.

It seems to happen more when I've been detoxing, or in the sauna. The sauna causes vasodilation.

My thumbs also go numb, for some reason.

That poor buck; no, just kidding Georgia.

I can't do roller coaster rides anymore, LOL! They are kind of a rush.

M

kyo07 said...
I wasn't sure if I imagined this or not, but I thought my numbness decreased after I went on a roller coaster at an amusement park this summer. But that would be opposite of what you are saying Georgia Hunter? I probably imagined it because I was having such a good time.

Very interesting. I would still think it is blood flow related. You didn't imagine it, if it happened, it happened. The G-forces may have moved or dislodged biofilms which opened up some blood flow. I don't know, just throwing that out there.

I think part of my issues come from over compensating. My last kidney stone came after eating pizza two days in a row (which I never do). I learned my lesson. I think the higher acid load combined with a lot more sodium and my body just over compensated and reduced my sodium to where I became dehydrated. Maybe after shooting that buck, I over compensated by vasodilating after my vasoconstriction?

Here is a good example that no one has ever been able to explain. If I'm cold and I put on gloves to warm up, I start to shiver. Putting on gloves to warm me up should not make me colder, but it does. I think my veins are vasodilating too much when I put the gloves on.

I should qualify: partially numb, like when you feel really cold--that's the sensation I get in my lips, and in my teeth, strangely.

It's not paralysis, like you would get from the cranial nerve. It's just, well, numbness.

I can still use my mouth when it happens.

I do sometimes bite the inside of my cheeks when I'm trying to eat or talk, but that happens whether it's numb or not.

M