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Brain Tumors (Expert Forum)
Facial Symptoms
Answered by
Michael Lim, MD - brain tumor, trigeminal neuralgia
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore - MD
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Facial Symptoms
by j-gord, Jun 20, 2008 05:00PM
Hi,
A few weeks ago I started having vision problems (i.e. blurry vision, seeing flashing lights). I went to an opthamologist who dialated my pupils to check my optic nerve and retina. He felt that there was no swelling and both my optic nerve and retina looked fine. The symptoms have not gone away. I had a random blood glucose test done around the same time and it came back normal.
A few days later, I began to have facial numbness and tingling in my top lip, top gum and nose. The numbness usually occurs after I have been up for a few hours in the morning and then disappears in the evening. There is also the appearance of red blood vessels (red lines) on the side of my nose. I have also noticed that the numbness is accompanied by a slight change in taste in my mouth and a feeling that my tongue is swollen.
I'm under a lot of stress in graduate school. Could that be the cause? If it were MS or a brain tumor would my opthamologist have picked up on it?
Thanks,
Jason
A few weeks ago I started having vision problems (i.e. blurry vision, seeing flashing lights). I went to an opthamologist who dialated my pupils to check my optic nerve and retina. He felt that there was no swelling and both my optic nerve and retina looked fine. The symptoms have not gone away. I had a random blood glucose test done around the same time and it came back normal.
A few days later, I began to have facial numbness and tingling in my top lip, top gum and nose. The numbness usually occurs after I have been up for a few hours in the morning and then disappears in the evening. There is also the appearance of red blood vessels (red lines) on the side of my nose. I have also noticed that the numbness is accompanied by a slight change in taste in my mouth and a feeling that my tongue is swollen.
I'm under a lot of stress in graduate school. Could that be the cause? If it were MS or a brain tumor would my opthamologist have picked up on it?
Thanks,
Jason
Doctor's Answer
by Michael Lim, MD, Jun 21, 2008 12:27PM
, Jun 21, 2008 12:27PM
Member Comments (3)
by j-gord, Jun 20, 2008 05:04PM
Sorry, I forgot to add that I am on a statin for cholesterol.
by j-gord, Jun 22, 2008 09:04PM
Thanks Doctor. You've eased my mind. I will follow up with my GP. I appreciate your quick response. I think that what you do on this website is a great help.
