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A member asked:
What else besides als and fasciculations can cause my tongue to feel twitchy?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Tongue: great question. Stress, dryness, acid reflux or some of the other causes. I would check it out with an ENT
Answered 8/10/2014
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Look up BFS Mayo web: Though twitching is sometimes a symptom of serious diseases such as spinal injury, muscular dystrophy, Lyme Disease, multiple sclerosis or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), causes like BFS and over-exertion are more common Benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) is a neurological disorder characterized by fasciculation (twitching) of various voluntary muscles in the body--including tongue
Answered 8/10/2014
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Tongue fasciculations for one year. Teo clean emg's. What are the odds of it being bulbar ALS? No other symptoms.
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Many doctors online has claimed that benign fasciculations can't occour in the tongue (it's always als). Why is this?
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Last questions. Once you have fasciculations, can an emg be done to soon? Is occasional tongue fasciculations signs of als?
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Neurologists: tongue fasciculations always indicative of ALS, is this a myth? I've had them daily for six months.
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Is it true the tongue can't have benign fasciculations? I can feel my tongue twitch sometimes, is it ALS?
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