Tongue Numbness After Wisdom Teeth Removal Posted: 01-16-06 19:23pm
Hey everyone. Back in october, I had all
four of my impacted wisdom teeth removed
by my dentist. Since then, the right side
of my tongue has been numb since the
surgery. I also get sharp pains up into
my right ear randomly sometimes when i'm
eating, brushing my teeth, etc. I went
back a few weeks after having them removed
and told my dentist about this, but he
just told me it was normal, and could take
weeks or months for it to come back. It's
been going on 4 months now so i'm not sure
how long a "few months" is before I know
the numbness will be permanent. Has this
happened to anyone before? And if so, did
the numbess ever go away? Or was it
permanent? Any help about this would be
great. Thanks in advance.
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Tongue Tied
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Norfolk, UK
Posted: 02-24-06 06:07am
Hi slow_dance, I have not had nor got this
problem, but I think I would prefer it.
What you have with the numb tongue, is a
condition called 'paresthesia' as far as I
can see, it can apparently go on for
hours, 6 months or last for life, but this
is more usual when you have had surgery on
the lingual nerve. So in your case
hopefully it should get better eventually,
don't know about the ear thing though.
The problem I have is of my lower teeth
and part of my gum digging into my tongue,
making me gag nearly all day, so I think a
numb tongue would be great, as feeling
sick all day and night is making me
desperate beyond belief. I think I have
developed a 'sensitive tongue', if there
is such a thing! Good luck with your
problem.
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Tongue Tied
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Norfolk, UK
Posted: 02-24-06 06:28am
Hi slow_dance, I have not had nor got this
problem, but I think I would prefer it.
What you have with the numb tongue, is a
condition called 'paresthesia' as far as I
can see, it can apparently go on for
hours, 6 months or last for life, but this
is more usual when you have had surgery on
the lingual nerve. So in your case
hopefully it should get better eventually,
don't know about the ear thing though.
The problem I have is of my lower teeth
and part of my gum digging into my tongue,
making me gag nearly all day, so I think a
numb tongue would be great, as feeling
sick all day and night is making me
desperate beyond belief. I think I have
developed a 'sensitive tongue', if there
is such a thing! Good luck with your
problem.
