facial numbness
Face loses feeling
Facial numbness is a loss or reduction of sensation in part or all of the face.
It can feel like tingling, pins and needles, or complete absence of feeling.
Causes range from dental procedures and cold exposure to nerve damage, stroke, or conditions like Bell's palsy and multiple sclerosis: The facial numbness on her left side sent her to the emergency room.
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- pins-and-needlesPrickling numbness sensation
- cheekAudacity or facial side
- jawBone holding teeth
nerve · nerve damage · pinched nerve · stroke · Novocain · dentist · frozen · deadened · sensation · prickling · cold · mask-like · drooping · trigeminal · anesthesia · lips · forehead · weakness
- sensory disorderscolor blindness, hearing loss, blindness, visual impairment, loss of taste
- stroke symptomsslurred speech, arm weakness, hemiparesis, hemiplegia, dysarthria
- numbnessinsensibility, tingling, pins and needles, deadness, paresthesia
- facial painjaw pain, toothache, dental pain, jaw ache, gum pain