What Causes Tingling Of Lower Lip?

Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2015

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Mon, 16 Mar 2015 Answered on

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Question : I have had tingling in my bottom lip for several days. It feels like when novocaine has almost all worn off. No other symptoms.

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Paresthesia of the mandibular nerve

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
The tingling of the lower lip is likely to be due to paresthesia in the distribution of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve.
It is not uncommon in people with diabetes.
If you have not checked your blood sugar, please check the same.
Is there twitching or any other symptom?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Noble Zachariah (4 minutes later)

No twitching or other symptoms. As far as I know I do not have diabetes.
I don't know if this would be related,but I typically have about two migraines a month and in the last ten days I have had about five. This is not unusual when I have a cluster of migraines. After a cluster I might go a month or more without having another one. Do you think it could be related?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Maybe related to blood flow during migrain

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for providing this vital information.
Migraine decreases the blood flow to certain parts of the brain during an attack. This can produce temporary dysfunction of the area involved or even a stroke. It is possible that a small area of the brain representing the area where you feel numb did not get adequate blood during the migraine attack.
Are you on any medicine to prevent the migraine attack? If not you should. Do you take Sumatriptan to abort the headache. If so that can worsen the blood flow. Take only analgesic like paracetamol or ibuprofen.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar