numbness in the tounge

[bigbear1]

I have had partial numbness in my tounge for the past 2 days. I was just wondering what is causing this because its getting quite annoying already. Im a 34 year old male, had an appodectomy 1 month ago. I dont think the surgery would have anything to do with it would it? I'm 74 inches and weigh 234 lbs. I just got all my vitals checked BP was 114/74. Glucose was 100, but I was fasting for 12 hours including drinking liquids. Hopefully some of this may help.

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hi.

I can not think of any reason why coffee should bring on the numbness. Do you get the numbness after any hot drink? Diabetic neuropathy has to be ruled out still.

You will need to get a fasting and post meal blood sugar estimation. It will be a good measure of the blood sugar. Neuropathic symptoms do increase after the skin or tongue comes in contact with hot or cold liquids. This is a kind of stimulation.

The tongue has taste buds. This is probably the only explanation I can give for the numbness brought on by coffee.

Regards

[bigbear1]

Thank You,
It seems like it gets numb after I drink coffee. Its not because its hot, I do add creamer so the temp is really mild. Could it be the sugar or caffene content?

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

Have you checked for any dental problems? If you have any dental issues, they can irritate the tongue and some times you get the feeling of numbness.

You should also look for numbness at any other spots. Take multivitamin supplements.

The tongue numbness could also be neuropathic. But it is to early to say.

Regards