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What Causes Tingling Of The Lips & Swollen Tongue?
Hi, my 20 year old daughter has cardio genic syncope and is on a beta blocker. Recently she experienced tingling of the lips, swollen tongue with white dots on the very back portion of tongue and faint. She was alone and 4 hours away when she called me. I advised her to take Benedryl and call 911. When EMS came the tingling and fainting subsided. They said she may have had an allergic reaction to something. That was a month ago and has 4 more episodes. I have taken her to her regular doctor and an allergist and still no real answers. What and why is this happening to her? Could this be related to her syncope condition?
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Hi welcome to HCM.
The current symptoms being experienced by your daughter are not related to her cardiogenic syncope in any way.The swollen episodes are might be related to inherent hyperimmune response state like angioneurotic edema.Drugs like corticosteroids will help to reduce these frequency and severity of episodes.Blood test evaluation for C1 esterase deficiency should be done.Consult your doctor for further queries.
Thank you
The current symptoms being experienced by your daughter are not related to her cardiogenic syncope in any way.The swollen episodes are might be related to inherent hyperimmune response state like angioneurotic edema.Drugs like corticosteroids will help to reduce these frequency and severity of episodes.Blood test evaluation for C1 esterase deficiency should be done.Consult your doctor for further queries.
Thank you
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