Back in 2004, I had a sudafed-caused half-paralysis. I could always take Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) before that without issue. However, one day it paralyzed my right side and put me in the hospital for 4 hours until it wore off. Very scary. Even one side of my tongue was paralyzed.
(Pic from the Internet of a weimaraner with a fake tongue) Over the last week, it's been odd moving my tongue from time to time (or at least it feels like it). I've researched it, and found things referencing "Disorders of the 12th cranial nerve (hypoglossal nerve)" cause weakness of the tongue on the affected side. This nerve moves the tongue. INTERESTING. I've gone on to read that it needs an operation to correct (which I'm hoping isn't my case), however, I have to wait until Feb. 5th for an appt. with a neurologist. What's even more interesting is that the nerve is on the left side of the neck- where I've been experiencing pain lately, too. I think they're connected. I've been going to a chiropractor, because he's noted 4 vertebrae in my neck that aren't as curved as they should be, so I'm undergoing treatment. The pain has been fading in the neck, thanks to the chiropractor, sleeping on a firmer pillow, and muscle pain gel. I'm wondering if the neck strain has affected the hypoglossal nerve. Hopefully, my tongue will work correctly all the time as my neck muscles/vertebrae go back to normal.
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