Facial numbness

[dmplaura]

Originally Posted by new2net98

Left side facial numbness is one of the first major symptoms that I had that drove me to get medication for the first time. Neurotin makes it bearable; and it's one of the most noticible symptoms that comes back, when the Neurotin wears off.

Do you notice any "itchy" feeling with it also? Mine is along the hairline & my left ear.

Not itchy, I get a 'crawly' sensation though, or 'twingy' feeling at times, zaps of sharpness or sharp stabbing throbs of pain at it's worst on the left side.

I can experience some pretty severe attacks of pain (Trigeminal Neuralgia) down the left side of the head/face.

[agate]

No itchiness here either. For me it may be part of a general left-sided weakness. When I'm tired my whole left side droops.

My left arm and leg and the left side of my face have a more "wasted" look than the right. Recently I developed a hollow place in my left cheek but no hollow in my right cheek.

[Blessings2You]

One of my earliest symptoms--in fact, it was several years before we knew it was a symptom of something and connected it with my search for a diagnosis. One day at work I noticed that a spot that included my right upper lip, the corner of my nose, and a portion of my inner cheek about the size of a half dollar was numb. Like light novocaine. It puzzled me, but didn't really scare me.

When it continued a few (?) days, I made an appointment. By the time I got to the PCP, it was pretty much over. It lasted maybe a week, 10 days. The doctor diagnosed it as likely "a mild neuritis" and asked if I wanted to be referred to a neurologist.

I didn't. I went home and researched neuritis a little, and decided I wouldn't worry about it until/unless it happened again or grew worse, which it never did.

[SallyC]

That's funny, because, even though my weakness is on my left side, my Bells Palsey was on the right side of my face. What can I tell ya, I'm weird.