Facial Fracturs, numb face, scared

[erics75218]

CT scan revealed 3 non displaced fractures on my left orbit.  Doc says it will heal normally with no intervention.  Thing is, my face is still numb from roughly the lower eyelid down to my upper left lip, and upper left teeth.  This is day 4.   My eye has full movement and works fine.  I'm starting to feel "itches" in he numb areas on occasion, in one spot on my cheek in particular.  The entire numb area feels warm, not to the touch, just in general.  The swelling is down quite a bit.  I can move the affected area like normal.

is all this normal, or am I going to have numb face FOREVER..hehe

[erics75218]

Hello, I fell while trying to "break" into my apartment because I didn't have my keys.  To be more specific I have non displaced fractures (or so they say, it sure seems like I can poke my finger further inward around the bottom of the messed up eye than the fixed one, but who knows) of the Periorbital, Zygomatic Arch and MaxillSOMTHING sinus, can't read it.  To be honest it happened last Tuesday morning, and now it's Sunday morning so it hasn't been that long.  Although there is still swelling and a lot of soreness on/around the temple/jaw on the side of my face that was hit.  The swelling around the eye itself and my lower cheek nose is down to damn near normal levels I'd say.  Most of my pain centers around that temple area and right along side my left nostril.

I don't feel that swollen at this point.  I've been taking Vicotin and Tylenol for the pain.

And yeah, especially after eating I feel a lot of twitch, phantom itch, spikes, all kinds of little annoyances in my lip/teeth.

If/when I get all the feeling back, I'm wearing a helmet for the rest of my life.

[Godofredo MD]

Hi.

You mentioned having the "same thing" as the thread starter. Were you also involved in an accident or altercation that led to your symptoms? Were your symptoms also of numbness affecting the face? What are your other symptoms?

Skull fractures do not need to be present for symptoms to appear, especially with face trauma, which is what I'm assuming you experienced. The swelling itself can cause this symptom or, depending on the severity of the injury, a concussion could also cause other. more severe symptoms.

You should also take analgesic/anti-inflammatory medications if you have pain and swelling and you could also apply ice packs to the swelled area.

Hope this helps.

Good luck.

[Godofredo MD]

Hi.

Can you tell us how you got the orbit fractures? Were you in a fight?

The fact that there is still swelling means that inflammation has not yet fully resolved and this could be one reason why your face is still numb. Feeling some "itching" sensation within the numb area is actually a good thing and may indicate that you are already recovering from the injury.

I'm assuming you were given anti-inflammatory and pain medications for your symptoms. You should continue taking them and apply an occasional ice or cold pack to help bring the swelling down,

Hope this helps.

[Tennisfan]

Wow i've  experienced the same thing for about two weeks now and i need a solution cuz my catscan results said that there was no breakage, but something's up!!!