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What Causes Numbness On The Tip Of Tongue And Lips?

Thank you. Having numbness in tip of tongue, upper and lower lips, some confusion, speech probleslike putting sentnces together and balance difficulties amd faqtigue. Have had biilateral subdural hematoma of forehead with boreholes and then a shunt forleaking spinal fluid from incisions and then craniotomy for a hygroma. Could I be having problems of the brain or shunt again? YYYY@YYYY
Tue, 1 Mar 2016
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern.

Thanks for your query . As per your query you have numbness on the tip of tongue and lips. The symptoms you describe in your query are pointing towards nerve impairment due to facial trauma. In case of facial injury the common symptoms are numbness of respective parts . In your case the probable cause of numbness is injury to trigeminal nerve ,which supply to tongue and lip as well. Nerve impairment can happen due to various reasons like direct injury to nerve , injury due to fractured bone or compression dur to swelling . Sometimes it also occur due to condition like bell's palsy or trigeminal neuralgia. The recovery of nerve depends upon the severity of damage .I would suggest you to consult oral surgeon for proper examination . Doctor may prescribe medicines to reduce inflammation , steroids ,and anti convulsant drugs . Doctor may also perform surgery to treat fracture and release compression. For now you should start physical therapy , do light facial exercises under expert and avoid eating (because you can bite your lip or tongue ).

Hope your concern has been resolved.

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Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Numbness On The Tip Of Tongue And Lips?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. Thanks for your query . As per your query you have numbness on the tip of tongue and lips. The symptoms you describe in your query are pointing towards nerve impairment due to facial trauma. In case of facial injury the common symptoms are numbness of respective parts . In your case the probable cause of numbness is injury to trigeminal nerve ,which supply to tongue and lip as well. Nerve impairment can happen due to various reasons like direct injury to nerve , injury due to fractured bone or compression dur to swelling . Sometimes it also occur due to condition like bell s palsy or trigeminal neuralgia. The recovery of nerve depends upon the severity of damage .I would suggest you to consult oral surgeon for proper examination . Doctor may prescribe medicines to reduce inflammation , steroids ,and anti convulsant drugs . Doctor may also perform surgery to treat fracture and release compression. For now you should start physical therapy , do light facial exercises under expert and avoid eating (because you can bite your lip or tongue ). Hope your concern has been resolved. Please write a review about your experience with me and do click at i find this answer helpful if its valuable for you. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari