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nerve damage tongue
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Iacobelli answered
39 years experience Dentistry
See an Oral Surgeon: If the genesis of the nerve damage was a surgical procedure performed recently, get back to that healthcare provider for an evaluation.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Lockhart answered
9 years experience Dentistry
Describe: not enough info to answer please describe symptoms and location
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
See details: First of all, remove the tongue stud. It causes a major issue for dental damage and infection of the tongue. Describe your symptoms and possible one c ... Read More
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
We don't have a way: to know about nerve damage with the available information. However, medical assessment may help to determine that. Tongue piercing can be very dangero ... Read More
A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered
40 years experience Dentistry
Question ?: What exactly is your question? How did this damage occur? More info is needed to give you some meaningful information.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mrugesh Dalal answered
Specializes in Dentistry
Consult Oral surgeon: You need complete and proper exam. Check the healing and check the nerve sensation.
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Glenn Messina answered
35 years experience Aesthetic Medicine
Neuropraxia: Find out if they needed an oral airway, its a small plastic part that helps keep you airway open and rests on the tongue. If the tip was compressed un ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Pascolini answered
17 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
6-12 months: If a nerve has been 'shocked' by stretching or pulling during surgery, it can take some time for it to come back usually 6-12 months. Once you start ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. I. Jay Freedman answered
43 years experience Dentistry
Did you try meds?: The lingual nerve is in a very difficult place to access surgically (almost impossible) without creating more problems. Have you by tied a course of s ... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Steven Giannotta answered
49 years experience Neurosurgery
C6 nerve root: The tongue is the hard part. There may be two things going on. An MRI of the neck including the spine would be appropriate.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Lindsey Wolfer answered
43 years experience Dentistry
No: See an oral surgeon about surgery that may be able to correct the damage
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