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Suggest Remedy For Tooth Infection
My Dad who is 81 and has 1/4 heart functioning thanks to Congestive Heart Failure had an infected tooth for weeks and then had it pulled. His pain was so bad he was mistakenly taking cvs brand Aleeve thinking it was Tylenol every 4 hours for 10 days as he is also blind thanks to Macular Degeneration. 160 Aleeve in 10 days. He has since told me that when he is laying on his back at night since he sleeps with a cpap his arms goes numb. I am wondering if this is caused by the dental issue. Infection maybe?
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
Hello
His hand numbness has nothing to do with the removal of a tooth. Mostly it is caused due to irregular flow of blood to his arm due to his posture when lying down.
thank you
His hand numbness has nothing to do with the removal of a tooth. Mostly it is caused due to irregular flow of blood to his arm due to his posture when lying down.
thank you
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