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What Causes Difficulty In Walking And Speech Impairment After An Injury In Face?
Question: Hello.My name is XXXXXXX and here`s my story shortly
I had an accident about a year ago,broke my zygoma bones and orbital floor on the left side of my face.
Got a reconstructive surgery 20 days after the accident.
Thing is that now,a year after the accident,i developed Tmj,my jaw joint on the left side of my face(where the accident happened) is popping in and out and can clearly hear and feel a clicking sound.My bite has changed,like my teeth are not coming in touch anymore on this side.My speech has changed.I get no pain,but the my face feels fatigued and my muscles streesed out.I got problems with my neck,my fingers got numb (on the right hand-weird),same as my legs.I feel that my right leg is shorter than the left one and definately my way of walking has changed.I feel so imbalanced when i walk or run and my moves became clumsy.
I am sure these are not just in my mind.
I did some researches and found out more people having the same issues after accidents affecting their jaws.I found out that jaw problems can change your whole skeleton`s structure,since everything is connected.
I`ve been asking questions on this site since my accident,but now i got a couple of CT scan pictures.
Please let me know if you see something wrong,and what should i do,i can`t handle it anymore,i feel like a zombie,i feel like i am trapped into a disfuntional body
Thank you in advance
I had an accident about a year ago,broke my zygoma bones and orbital floor on the left side of my face.
Got a reconstructive surgery 20 days after the accident.
Thing is that now,a year after the accident,i developed Tmj,my jaw joint on the left side of my face(where the accident happened) is popping in and out and can clearly hear and feel a clicking sound.My bite has changed,like my teeth are not coming in touch anymore on this side.My speech has changed.I get no pain,but the my face feels fatigued and my muscles streesed out.I got problems with my neck,my fingers got numb (on the right hand-weird),same as my legs.I feel that my right leg is shorter than the left one and definately my way of walking has changed.I feel so imbalanced when i walk or run and my moves became clumsy.
I am sure these are not just in my mind.
I did some researches and found out more people having the same issues after accidents affecting their jaws.I found out that jaw problems can change your whole skeleton`s structure,since everything is connected.
I`ve been asking questions on this site since my accident,but now i got a couple of CT scan pictures.
Please let me know if you see something wrong,and what should i do,i can`t handle it anymore,i feel like a zombie,i feel like i am trapped into a disfuntional body
Thank you in advance
Brief Answer:
Nothing worrisome noted in the reports you provided as following...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns.
1. Nothing worrisome noted in the photos except for the repaired face bones
2. It is great that you are not feeling pain in face. The other issues are due to trauma you had during the accident.
3. Patience is needed. Please bare in mind that the complications do not happen immediately after accident. It will take 1 year for you to see if other problems will come out.
4. With regards to numbness you feel, I advise to discuss with your doctor to run MRI of the spinal cord in order to evaluate if there is any damage of spinal cord.
If I was your caring doctor, in such cases, I'd rule out organic problems first like those related to spinal cord.
If everything is ok, then, psychological support has helped many of my patients.
Hope it was of help! Let me know if you have further queries.
Dr.Sejdini
Nothing worrisome noted in the reports you provided as following...
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns.
1. Nothing worrisome noted in the photos except for the repaired face bones
2. It is great that you are not feeling pain in face. The other issues are due to trauma you had during the accident.
3. Patience is needed. Please bare in mind that the complications do not happen immediately after accident. It will take 1 year for you to see if other problems will come out.
4. With regards to numbness you feel, I advise to discuss with your doctor to run MRI of the spinal cord in order to evaluate if there is any damage of spinal cord.
If I was your caring doctor, in such cases, I'd rule out organic problems first like those related to spinal cord.
If everything is ok, then, psychological support has helped many of my patients.
Hope it was of help! Let me know if you have further queries.
Dr.Sejdini
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