Hi Everyone,
I've had numbness inside my mouth for about a couple years. Some spots move around, others come and go in the same area. The bottom of my tongue was numb for several weeks straight. I can bite down on these areas and I feel nothing. It's been getting worse this year, and I suspect a pinched nerve in my neck. I'm getting physiotherapy for this, and I'm going back to my neurologist to see if he can refer me to a neurosurgeon to rule out other things (e.g. Chiari malformation, CCI, etc.)
But my anxiety about progressively losing sensation in my mouth is getting worse. I'm starting to withdraw from my family because of it, and it takes me away from my volunteer work. It makes me question every strange sensation on my face, and my anxiety peaks while I bite down on different places in my mouth to see if I feel anything.
Thanks for listening. If anyone else has had mouth numbness, or cervical spine problems, or if you've dealt with a similar kind of anxiety please say hi. I could use the company.