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What Causes Redness And Numbness In The Tongue?
Question: My husband got up this morning with a red, bleeding, but numb tongue and feels 'crappy'. What is wrong?
Brief Answer:
Need a little more information from you and your husband ma'am
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I have a few questions for you and your husband in order to reach the source of the issue here, please take time and answer each and every one of them as they are all important, thank you.
1. Does you husband have and prior history of chronic conditions?
2. Any headache?
3. Slurring of speech?
4. Did he go to get intoxicated (drunk)?
5. Is he on any medications? If yes, please list them out to me.
6. Any history of cardiac events in his medical history or in his family?
7. What would he say his stress levels are off late on a scale of 0 to 5 (0 being absolutely nil, and 5 being over stressed)?
8. Any visual disturbances?
9. Any loss of sensation or reduced sensation anywhere?
I look forward to hearing from you in order to help him further.
Best wishes.
Need a little more information from you and your husband ma'am
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I have a few questions for you and your husband in order to reach the source of the issue here, please take time and answer each and every one of them as they are all important, thank you.
1. Does you husband have and prior history of chronic conditions?
2. Any headache?
3. Slurring of speech?
4. Did he go to get intoxicated (drunk)?
5. Is he on any medications? If yes, please list them out to me.
6. Any history of cardiac events in his medical history or in his family?
7. What would he say his stress levels are off late on a scale of 0 to 5 (0 being absolutely nil, and 5 being over stressed)?
8. Any visual disturbances?
9. Any loss of sensation or reduced sensation anywhere?
I look forward to hearing from you in order to help him further.
Best wishes.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Here are the answers to your questions:
1. My husband has mild hypertension.
2. He is complaining of a slight headache.
3. His speech is not slurred.
4. He does not drink alcoholic beverages -ever.
5. He takes Lisinopril for his hypertension. He has been on it for several years.
6. He has never personally had cardiac events but his Dad died of a heart attack at the age of 76.
7. He would characterize his stress level as high (5).
8. NO visual disturbances.
9. No loss of or reduced sensation.
1. My husband has mild hypertension.
2. He is complaining of a slight headache.
3. His speech is not slurred.
4. He does not drink alcoholic beverages -ever.
5. He takes Lisinopril for his hypertension. He has been on it for several years.
6. He has never personally had cardiac events but his Dad died of a heart attack at the age of 76.
7. He would characterize his stress level as high (5).
8. NO visual disturbances.
9. No loss of or reduced sensation.
Brief Answer:
Would prefer it if causes like a stroke would be ruled out ma'am
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again ma'am.
Taking into consideration the information provided, I would recommend a visit to the ER to get his blood pressure monitored, and also a CT or MRI scan of his brain. I would be more comfortable if more serious causes like a stroke would be ruled out.
Please do not be alarmed, and do not share the details of our conversation with him if you think it would stress him out further, but I only speak in his best interest.
I hope and pray all goes well. Please do not hesitate to write to me anytime, and for anything. I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
Would prefer it if causes like a stroke would be ruled out ma'am
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again ma'am.
Taking into consideration the information provided, I would recommend a visit to the ER to get his blood pressure monitored, and also a CT or MRI scan of his brain. I would be more comfortable if more serious causes like a stroke would be ruled out.
Please do not be alarmed, and do not share the details of our conversation with him if you think it would stress him out further, but I only speak in his best interest.
I hope and pray all goes well. Please do not hesitate to write to me anytime, and for anything. I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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