Weird feeling in face, tmj? stroke? tumor?

[beenthere]

Honey try going to a chiropractor and they can release the muscle in your jaw (TMJ)...sounds like you probably chew on one side most of the time and if you try chewing on the other side for a few days it may go away on it's own. One dentist I went to said to stop chewing gum. I did and it stopped happening. Hope this helps.

[Rebe]

I just wanted to add some support i have a similar problem with facial tingling and tightness although mine is related to the congenital facial paralysis i was born with. I know its really annoying and at times you want to rip your face off the only thing i find sometimes helps is to rub/massage that side of your face or to gently slap it, although sometimes that makes it worse. Over my way of dealing is to try to ignore it although it always seems to happen at the least opportune moments! I just try to tell myself that its nothing and push on. It can only interfere with your life if you let it.

-Rebecca

[Riverratjones]

Nothing to worry about. Its your muscules contracting and blocking nerves.

[monster89]

Originally Posted by complikati

I am starting to think I am losing it. I am a 27/f, with a history if anxiety/panic attacks. Well for several years, very sporadically, i would get this feeling on my face, (either side) that feels like someone is tightening a muscle in my cheek and won't let it go. Well this time I have had it for a month now (left side) and I am totally flipping out. It's not numb,no pain, I have no drooping, no slurred speech or blurry vision. It just feels like I am waiting for it to loosen and it doesn't. Every now and then I will feel very small spasms in it but nothing that noticable. I still have full function of my entire face, it's just this darn cheek that feels like it's tightened. I know it could very well be from stress/anxiety. Especially since I am a bit of a hypochondriac, I think I am going to die from it, and I also think I have had a stroke, (my husband thinks I am nuts) but it is very distressing to have something that you have no idea what it is. Has anyone EVER had anything like this? I also thought maybe it could be TMJ (I am able to repeatedly crack my jaw). Or maybe just a pulled muscle...but in my CHEEK?? I have 2 major cavities on that side on the bottom teeth, but they don't hurt yet. And when I bend over it's like I can feel pressure in that area of my cheek, like when youre on a roller coaster and the wind is pushing on your face, does that make any sense? I have posted this in 2 other forums, and they keep telling me to try different forums, this being one of them..lol...so I hope someone out there can help.Anyways, if anyone has some comforting words for this worrywart, please let me know!!

Hi, I am 21 years old and I'm going through the same thing I have anxiety and my jaw also snaps, sometimes it hurts and causes me headaches, I also get a weird feeling in my face and I just wait for it to twitch...sometimes it doesn't...and rarely it does..but along with that I have constant left arm discomfort starting from the back of shoulder blade down to my fingers (which sometimes hurt and they also feel electric like when you hit your funny bone...this makes me freak out I'm so stressed that I can't work or go out...when i'm in public places i feel as if something will happen to me and ill have panic attacks, I'll start sweating and hyperventilating to the point where I have to just go home......but I just think I injured my left arm somehow because i noticed it causes more discomfort when i lay on it and overuse it.....I just hate the anxiety attacks cuz they really make me feel as if I am dying...but at least I know i'm not the only one I hope you get better.

[rlbenitz]

I have been having pinprick sensations on the left side of my face for a few weeks now, and just this past week it has turned into more of a burning sensation, almost feel sunburnt. I do have TMJ, and frequently visit my chiropractor when I have numbness in my left hand. This is the first time I have experienced this sensation in the left side of my face. I know when I pop my neck it makes it go away a bit. I have a few root canals on the left side of my face, and I know that can heighten or alter sensations in the facial area from sinus pressure, or anything really.

Since you've not had visual, hearing or speech interruptions, I doubt it is a stroke type situation.

I DO AGREE! that there is a chance the cavities may be affecting you. Sometimes teeth can have no outward symptoms when in fact they have abscessed behind the tooth. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW IS GO! If there is a cost problem, try to find a low income clinic that can at least x ray you, and advise you. Then you can take any antibiotics if needed and move from there.

I will be visiting my chiropractor tomorrow for this very reason, he is going to advise me for any further medical attention.

[Bryanna]

Rlbenitz,

It might be helpful to mention to your chiropractor about those root canals that you have on the left side. If he is Integrative thinking and not just conventional minded, he may suggest to investigate them further with xrays.

All root canal teeth harbor necrotic, infected nerve tissue. So it is not unusual to have constant or fleeting pain or pressure in the area of a root canaled tooth. This is not to say that this is a healthy situation...it's actually quite taxing on the immune system. So it can't hurt to see what the radiographic pathology is on these teeth..... especially since you have what sounds to be neurological pain on the left side of your face.

Rlbenitz.... take a look at the tooth/organ chart posted a few threads down from this thread. You might find it interesting that it shows a correlation between the (L) hand and the lower (L)teeth.

Hope you feel better soon!
Bryanna

Originally Posted by rlbenitz

I have been having pinprick sensations on the left side of my face for a few weeks now, and just this past week it has turned into more of a burning sensation, almost feel sunburnt. I do have TMJ, and frequently visit my chiropractor when I have numbness in my left hand. This is the first time I have experienced this sensation in the left side of my face. I know when I pop my neck it makes it go away a bit. I have a few root canals on the left side of my face, and I know that can heighten or alter sensations in the facial area from sinus pressure, or anything really.

Since you've not had visual, hearing or speech interruptions, I doubt it is a stroke type situation.

I DO AGREE! that there is a chance the cavities may be affecting you. Sometimes teeth can have no outward symptoms when in fact they have abscessed behind the tooth. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW IS GO! If there is a cost problem, try to find a low income clinic that can at least x ray you, and advise you. Then you can take any antibiotics if needed and move from there.

I will be visiting my chiropractor tomorrow for this very reason, he is going to advise me for any further medical attention.

[Shazna]

Hi I have had muscle pulling in my face for several years. It started whilst suffering from anxiety and panic attacks . There is not a week that gos by when I am pain free. constant pain in my face - pulling muscles which leave me with chronic headaches . I was informed I had tmj and was referred to maxo facial , given a mouth gaurd . it does help and I wear the guard during the night . however , I live with pain in my face and headaches on a daily basis . I have tried all self help , heat on the face - massage - relaxation- acupuncture -medication. But I will b lying if I said I'm coping the constant pain just gets u down , changes ur mood, then the depression kicks in . Basically it's killing me , does anyone suggest any new intervention .