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Dear sir I gone a dental surgery for removal of wisdom teeth in month of November and I still felt complete numbness in my tongue kindly suggest any treatment for this or this will remain permanant.i already taken trinerve forte and neurokind approx.2 month in December and January.

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It will take time to heal. In meantime take medicines. ...  Read More

My tongue is irritating and feel as if it's numb. I can feel the taste though. But feels irritating. There was a small boil and with help of mucopain gel, it has got cured. Should I use the gel again all over the tongue? Pls help.

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Need more information about you are habits for more details and definate treatment, meanwhile you can take b complex and orasore gel ...  Read More

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I did tooth extraction a month ago in the lefthand side, still my left side tongue feel numbness, like tasteless. my doctor advised to use Renerve plus tablet. whether it is useful or what i need to do. And when will my tongue come back to normal.

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The problem that you are facing is termed as paraesthesia..... this can occur due to nerve injury during surgical procedures..... this is not a worrisome finding.... it is reversible in maximum cases ...  Read More

I'had a asd device clouser on oct 3 from half n hour my tongue is numbness is it any danger pls suggest me

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Consult your cardiologist ...  Read More

I have been taking half a pill of Sertraline (25mg) and some of the pill melted on the tip of my tongue. There is tingling and numbness. Is it going to go away? Or do permanent damage?

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Hello.. Well nothing to worry...the effect which are facing will wean off in few hours...You do not have to worry about it...If the symptoms doesn't subside in 8 hours then meet a physician for evalua ...  Read More

Dear sir I gone for a dental surgery for removal of wisdom teeth in November and from that period I still felt complete numbness in my left part of tongue.I am not able to taste anything. I consult from my dentist in February then he said it will recover in 6 months. But problem still persist.kindly suggest what can I do or what type of treatment I

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Paraesthesia due to nerve injury while extraction can have occurred. Take:- Tab Neurobion forte once daily for 14 days Also consult a physiotherapist for its management in electro-galvanic way ...  Read More

I have done a wisdom tooth extraction(yesterday) and doing a crown work(root canal done 3 weeks back) next week. I have to see an ENT as well to check for my lower jaw and neck pain. I am planning tos we an ENT after the dental work. My physician want me to check with a neurologist too. Don't know if my jaw, neck pain is because of tmjd or neuralgi

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No issues with endoscopy . You can go ahead ...  Read More

Hello Doctor. I feel scalp numbness and numbness in my tongue. I recently had diabetes test and everything was normal. My triglyceride was 200. Normally I get numbness in my head when I use my computer for an hour or so. Thanks for your prompt answer.

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Please Don't worry Don't depend on medicines only Go for morning and evening walk daily for good digestion and easy defication and good circulation Do neck, back and chest exercises daily Do yogasanas ...  Read More

How can I reduce gum swelling and bleeding after dental work?

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Can you please explain ...  Read More

I am suffering from numbness in ears and having white tongue with red dots on it for the last 30-35 days...It comes and go again and again...how it can be treated.

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Numbness in the ears means do u have reduced hearing or ear discharge? Any recent cold cough fever? ...  Read More

I had a lower wisdom tooth removed about one year ago. Since then, I’ve had altered sensation on the left side of my tongue — not complete numbness,(slight numbness )but increased sensitivity, especially to spicy food. I took Nervigen Plus for months(5) and noticed some improvement, but stopped after that. I’d like a proper evalua

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Hello Mild nerve injury might be settled in a year Use no vitamin supplements to improve the health of the nerve ...  Read More

It’s been 25 days since my wisdom tooth surgery, and from the second day, I’ve had numbness, burning, and pins-and-needles on the right side of my tongue. The sensation is now milder and limited to a small patch. And some time wider I An oral surgeon prescribed Rejuvnex CD3 NF, and the dentist advised Neurobion Forte with 15 days of steroids. The

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Hi, Wait for about two months and you will see a difference in the sensation. It will get back to normal. ...  Read More

I had my tooth implant 3 days back; there is numbness in my right side part (lips, teeth and cheek); doctor advised to take nurokind plus tablet but I still don't see any change? Is this a permanent issue or will be normal again? I'm worried about this please suggest any medication I can take to get back to normal.

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Get CBCT done of the same tooth under guidance of respective doctor..there are some mishaps which may lead to blood clot formation at base of implant which may pressurise nerve and lead to numbness ...  Read More

5 days before my wisdom tooth extraction is done. And still I am am feeling numbness in my tongue after 5 days. What is this issue and how it will be treated. Please help

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see usually wisdom teeth are positioned close to nerve if they are impacted in bone,, so doctor goes forsurgical extraction followed by some bone drilling and stiches after it. if your tooth tips ( ro ...  Read More

I underwent wisdom tooth extraction in dec 2021 and after anesthesia wear off still numbness in tongue there .I asked doctor he said it will heal with time and then after 2 months I went to prosthodontist and used tablet combination of methyl cobalmin+ pragbalin till now today doctor says it is permanent now I want to know is it true that numbness

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Your wisdom tooth has close proximity with the mandibular nerve. The numbness is common side effect of lower wisdom tooth extraction if there is nerve proximity. It may or may not improve with time. I ...  Read More

I got my lower left wisdom tooth extracted on july 2021 however post that Till date I am facing tongue numbness. Will this be resolved on its own or is it permanent. What are the next steps to be taken?

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Hello madam, Hope you are better now. It may be due to some minor nerve injury on tongue during wisdom tooth extraction. Please consult a maxillofacial surgeon and a neurologist for diagnosis ...  Read More

I've got my two wisdom teeth removed two days back. I was given a local anesthesia.. However, my tongue is still numb and heavy from anesthesia. When will it be back to normal?

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It depends from a person to person the amount of numbness from anaesthesia it will produce. It may happen that u have a longer time to normalize than another person. ...  Read More

Hi I have been suffering from gastric related problems... now recently I also started feeling that my tongue's tip goes numb... till I don't take rest ..and during that time feel very uneasy . Please guide.

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Prolonged use of tongue muscles sometime cause fatigue. but examination of the tongue is important to rule out organic causes. What gastric issues you have had? ...  Read More

I just underwent a scaling procedure due to moderate gingivitis yesterday and after a few hours observed one mild little sore in soft part of the tongue . Is it normal?

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Yeah it can occur, wait for a week ...  Read More

Numb tonge and lip lasted less than minuet then went no other symptoms that was 5days ago

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Acute numbness doesn't occur generally. Was there trauma to the region? ...  Read More

I had a fight with my best friend’s brother , after a while I exposed everything to my friend. At the middle of the next day he felt numb in most of his body,his tongue became heavy, he has a problem with S and SH letters. The left side of his body is slightly heavy, we went to a Neurology doctor, he said there is no physical problem, it’s psychiat

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Take treatment as prescribed. Avoid triggers. ...  Read More

It has been 45 DAYS since my lower left wisdom tooth extraction but my left half of tongue is still numb with burning sensation, and feels heavy and swollen (no visible swelling, though) all the time. Due to this problem on left portion of tongue I speak with slight lisp. And this is killing me. I can't focus on anything for like 5 minutes. My dent

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This problem is due to injury to your lingual nerve during extraction procedure or the tooth was placed too close to the nerve so during the removal the nerve can get irritated. The good news is that ...  Read More

It has been 40 DAYS since my lower left wisdom tooth extraction but my left half of tongue is still numb with burning sensation, and feels heavy and swollen (no visible swelling, though) all the time. The dentist has recommended me to take 'cap neugaba 75 mg' for a week. Can u plz tell me what this medicine is for? I have also been consuming ' Neu

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Hi this is one of known but rare complecation associated with lower third molar extraction ...some times nerve very close to third molar that leads to nerve injury ..continue neurobion forte twice a d ...  Read More

It has been 35 days since lower left wisdom tooth extraction but my left half of tongue is still numb with lot of burning sensation. A dentist has recommended me to take 'Cap Neugaba 75 mg' for a week. Can u plz tell me what this medicine is for? And what should I do to get my tongue back to normal? I am losing my patience now. It's really irritati

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Hi during removal of third the lingual nerve supplying the tongue might be damaged which produce these symptoms. With regeneration of Nerve ending together these sensation will fade away. The tablet i ...  Read More

I had my wisdom tooth extracted on 27 Aug 17, I still feel an awkward numbness in right portion of my tongue. Is it normal or I should consult my dentist.

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It does happen sometimes.though not normal. ...  Read More

My lower left wisdom tooth was extracted on 9th September by cutting bone. Stitches have been provided there. I can't feel my left portion of tongue. When I try to press left portion of tongue with my teeth, I don't feel anything. PLEASE HELP. Thank you

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There will be some complications after disimpaction of wisdom teeth, there may be a nerve injury which may take some time to get repaired Consult ur oral and maxillofacial surgeon who operated for b ...  Read More

My father-in law has high blood pressure. he takes medicine for pressure. he is diabetic and takes insulin injections. few days back his tongue went numb. his doctor suggested pacemaker implantation if whole body gets numb. please suggest if pacemaker is required or not. also, best doctor + hospital for pacemakaer

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Ecg report required ...  Read More

For two days top of tongue is numb,today it's gone to left side of face,can't whistle or drink properly. Also eyes feel like they are trying to cross. Mild headache that wont go away with pills.

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Get MRI Brain and consult Neurologist at the earliest ...  Read More

I underwent a surgery for wisdom tooth removal. From few days i can feel the numbness in my gum area. md burning sensation of tongue. Plzzzzzz help me oit with this

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It is due to pressure or injury to nerve during removal of wisdom tooth..it's temporary but it may take some time to resolve .. ...  Read More

It just started my lips and tongue got numb and tingly when i smoke. Its happened a couple days ago and i brushed it off. And again today. Is this something to worry about?

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Hello there. I can understand your concern. .Yes. It is. The solution is simple, just quit smoking. Logic- is something is happening as a consequence of something, then quit doing that something. ...  Read More

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