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with thousands of dollars of medical bills already and no health insurance, it's hard to take him to a physician.
does this constitute an ER visit?
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Did it come on suddenly? If so, it might be Bell's Palsy. My sister woke up one day and one side of her face was paralyzed. Definitely get him in to see a Dr.
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I got this information from the site below the paragraph:
The skin sensation of partial numbness or “pins and needles” or a type of “burning”, “tingling” or “creeping” sensation of the skin, is known as a “paresthesia”. Symptoms might start as a tingling (paresthesia) and change to a numbness, or there may be a combination of decreased sensation (numbness) but with heightened sensations at certain times or with stimulation. Any type of tingling, burning, or numbness is usually a symptom related to a sensory nerve being damaged, diseased, or hurt. Causes depend on the exact location of the paresthesia sensations, but typically include a physical nerve injury type condition (e.g. a nerve entrapment or some type of pressure being applied to a nerve directly or to the spinal attachment of that nerve), or a disease condition affecting the nerves (e.g. neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and others). Having these sensory symptoms in multiple locations, or the recurrence of similar symptoms in different locations is a hallmark symptom of multiple sclerosis, so your physician will likely ask about the past history of similar symptoms to assess the likelihood of multiple sclerosis as a diagnosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). Any of these tingling or numbness symptoms are more than just annoying; they have the ability to indicate a serious medical condition and require prompt medical diagnosis by a professional.
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/numb_f…
This happened to me once a few years ago and completely freaked me out. I won't state what it turned out to be b/c I don't want to encourage or discourage you to see a doctor. I want you to check out the site FULLY and go through all the questions and make the right decision for you b/c of the financial constraints you’ve right now. (As if we ALL don't have financial problems - lol!!) Please go through it - I'd really hate for this to be something serious and have you just pass it off as nothing.
Good Luck & Please Take Care!!
Also - you can check out the other link below…
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im not sure
my orthodontist has this one thing where half of his face goes numb every once in a while.
its some disorder and it has a name i just forgot it.
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Take him to get checked out, it could be a stroke, vestibular nerve or something more serious.
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Yes, you must take him to ER, you can't ignore these symptoms.
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This seems like it could be neurological. I know money will be tight but this is serious.