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Title: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: Martinus on August 19, 2011, 04:48:05 AM
About a month ago, during my holidays, I managed to faint and hit the pavement with a side of my face. It left me with a blue eye (which is now almost entirely gone) but no lasting damage.

However, about a week or so I started to feel these weird twitches (which are not visible, from what I can gather) in my left cheek, cheekbone and jaw (this is the side I hit the pavement with) and I feel that side of my face to feel somewhat "tight". However, it is not as pronounced for me to be certain that there is something definitely happening there.

Could I have damaged my facial nerve perhaps? I am not sure if these symptoms are not excerbated by the fact that I focus/think about them a lot, which may cause my face muscles to contract as a result. Knowing I'm a hypochondriac, I decided to ask Languish for a reasoned medical opinion. :uffda:
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: jimmy olsen on August 19, 2011, 04:52:08 AM
You didn't faint. You were knocked unconscious and shot up with botox by a crazed plastic surgeon.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 19, 2011, 04:57:01 AM
Marty with an attention whore thread?  Must be Friday.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: BVN on August 19, 2011, 05:04:00 AM
The constant poking of dicks on the inside of your cheek could well be the source of your discomfort.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: CountDeMoney on August 19, 2011, 05:08:40 AM
Quote from: BVN on August 19, 2011, 05:04:00 AM
The constant poking of dicks on the inside of your cheek could well be the source of your discomfort.

No shit.  Lay off the corn dogs, Marty.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: alfred russel on August 19, 2011, 05:35:33 AM
Fate may be the only one on the forum that can provide an intelligent answer to this.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: OttoVonBismarck on August 19, 2011, 07:05:20 AM
Did you go to a doctor? Fainting isn't normal in and of itself and should be of immediate concern.

There are lots of forms of benign fasciculation that can cause twitching or tightness occasionally, if it is persistently happening over several days that could be a concern, though.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: Tamas on August 19, 2011, 07:51:27 AM
Quote from: OttoVonBismarck on August 19, 2011, 07:05:20 AM
Fainting isn't normal in and of itself and should be of immediate concern.

I bet he saw a Macbook with a pinker cover than his.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: 11B4V on August 19, 2011, 08:03:50 AM
 :lmfao:
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: Brazen on August 19, 2011, 08:13:20 AM
It is probably just a benign fasciculation, like you get in the eye when you need sleep. I had one over half of my face when I worked out very, very hard that lasted for weeks. I was worried I'd had a stroke, so of course I didn't see the doctor...

Head trauma can cause tics, so it's definitely worth getting checked out. Brain MRIs are fun, you see inside your head!
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: Syt on August 19, 2011, 09:07:06 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 19, 2011, 05:08:40 AM
Quote from: BVN on August 19, 2011, 05:04:00 AM
The constant poking of dicks on the inside of your cheek could well be the source of your discomfort.

No shit.  Lay off the corn dogs, Marty.

Just imagine what kind of thread this would be if he fed corn dogs to his corn hole.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: crazy canuck on August 19, 2011, 09:43:51 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on August 19, 2011, 05:35:33 AM
Fate may be the only one on the forum that can provide an intelligent answer to this.

Best Post Ever
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: Barrister on August 19, 2011, 09:53:54 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on August 19, 2011, 05:35:33 AM
Fate may be the only one on the forum that can provide an intelligent answer to this.

And yet Fate is the person on this forum least likely to provide an intelligent answer... :hmm:
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: Razgovory on August 19, 2011, 09:56:54 AM
Quote from: Brazen on August 19, 2011, 08:13:20 AM

Head trauma can cause tics, so it's definitely worth getting checked out. Brain MRIs are fun, you see inside your head!

I think Marty would be disappointed in what they find in there.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: crazy canuck on August 19, 2011, 10:09:39 AM
Quote from: Barrister on August 19, 2011, 09:53:54 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on August 19, 2011, 05:35:33 AM
Fate may be the only one on the forum that can provide an intelligent answer to this.

And yet Fate is the person on this forum least likely to provide an intelligent answer... :hmm:

Sometimes I have to wonder at your lack of ability to get a joke.
Title: Re: Facial nerve damage?
Post by: Martinus on August 19, 2011, 10:35:35 AM
Quote from: OttoVonBismarck on August 19, 2011, 07:05:20 AM
Did you go to a doctor? Fainting isn't normal in and of itself and should be of immediate concern.

There are lots of forms of benign fasciculation that can cause twitching or tightness occasionally, if it is persistently happening over several days that could be a concern, though.

I went to a doctor about the fainting. Neither a cardiologist nor a neurologist found anything out of order but I will get a EEG scan just to be sure. I fainted after missteping and straining my ankle, so the pain with the heat apparently can be a common cause for fainting like this.