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Facial numbness
Facial numbness is a clinical finding in which a person's skin of his face has diminished sensation and feels numb.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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A 42-year old asked:
What causes facial numbness?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do I deal with facial numbness from a contusion?
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A 44-year old asked:
I have facial numbness. i have been to the doc & they say nothing is wrong. so what?
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A 39-year old female asked:
What causes facial numbness on left side that subsides when lying down this has been happening for a year?
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A 36-year old asked:
Facial numbness with a toothache?
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A 41-year old asked:
Droopy lid, sudden facial numbness?
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A 42-year old asked:
Facial numbness with a toothache worry me. is it normal?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Is facial numbness a symptom of c6-7 cervicle herniation?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it normal to still have facial numbness after sinus surgery?
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A 34-year old asked:
I am experiencing partial facial numbness and drooling following a root canal?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Had mild facial numbness prior to dx of B-12 deficiency. Awoke to severe facial numbness left side 1st time in months is it still due to B-12?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Can a sinus infection cause facial numbness?
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A 41-year old asked:
Could a pinched nerve in my neck cause facial numbness?
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A 45-year old asked:
What should I do for facial numbness after a neck injury?
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A 35-year old asked:
Does nasal (oxymetazoline) obstruction cause headaches and facial numbness?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Severe neck/back pain w/ spasms- neck feels jammed or stuck-constantly popping burning/shooting pains-cant sit/stand 10+ min facial numbness/tingling?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I had a root canal 10 years ago, and just got braces off 2 days ago. I'm due to get a crown but I'm experiencing facial numbness now and sinking tooth?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it normal to experience dry mouth and facial numbness when suffering from ms?
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A 32-year old asked:
Please tell me if tmj can cause right side facial numbness ear and jaw pain?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Had 6 months of facial numbness and severe headachs, feels like my left side of my face very heavy along with the left side of my brain, jaw pain. ??
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A 19-year old male asked:
Left arm (occasional leg) heaviness and aching. left facial numbness and daily jaw pain Whats wrong with me ?
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A 55-year old female asked:
What could cause a tingling sensation in my left arm, hot feeling in the palm, feeling pinky,next finger and thumb are asleep,facial numbness feeling?
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A 44-year old female asked:
what would 12 white spots on brain and nerve damage in both arms and both hands and wrists and facial numbness in a 44 year old femal indicate?
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A 54-year old female asked about a 20-year old male:
20 yr old son has chronic headaches, ear swooshing, neck pain, vertigo & facial numbness near nose. GP advised MRI showed nothing wrong. What is cause?
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A 46-year old asked:
What can be done for facial paralysis and numbness after root canal!?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Besides hyperventilation syndrome , what could cause facial and scalp numbness? It feels like a rubber band is around my neck at times.
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A 27-year old male asked:
What causes left side facial and extremity numbness/tingling during and after exercise? Tingling turns to pain. Pins and needles feeling after a few
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A 36-year old female asked:
During a neurological exam for facial pain, twitching, numbness etc she noticed my eyebrows & mouth are asymmetric. What does that mean?
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A 41-year old asked:
What are the causes of facial neck and head numbness?
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A 43-year old asked:
I have facial, neck and nose numbness / tightness but no pain. could i have tmj?
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