Crazycatlady22
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Hi All,
Let me start by saying I appreciate you taking the time out respond while dealing with your health.
I'm having trouble determining if my tongue and jaw issues are TMJ related or something worse. 27 yr old female - relatively healthy.
Would bulbar onset present with the back of tongue feeling tense/weird like it's too far in the back if my throat? It was causing some weird gagging/breathing sensations when I clench subconsciously. I can sometimes adjust and alleviate but the back of tongue continues to feel tight or heavy and weighed down.
No speech issues but I have a large tongue and can maybe compensate for the back half?
Can press tongue against both cheeks like a neuro strength test and move from side to side. Again, speech is unaffected as us front half of tongue. I notice some twitching but when my husband looks inside my mouth he doesn't see anything besides normal tongue movements. I don't have swallowing issues, but back half of tongue feels lazy during the process.
I don't want to go to a neuro if this sounds tmj/jaw related.
I guess my question is heaviness/tension in back half of tongue sounds like something neuro related? Can bulbar present without speech issues first? Can you have tongue fasciculations before any real noticeable weakness? I have no clinical weakness anywhere else in my body. Can stand on heels and toes and 1 foot on toes, etc.
Thanks to all!
Let me start by saying I appreciate you taking the time out respond while dealing with your health.
I'm having trouble determining if my tongue and jaw issues are TMJ related or something worse. 27 yr old female - relatively healthy.
Would bulbar onset present with the back of tongue feeling tense/weird like it's too far in the back if my throat? It was causing some weird gagging/breathing sensations when I clench subconsciously. I can sometimes adjust and alleviate but the back of tongue continues to feel tight or heavy and weighed down.
No speech issues but I have a large tongue and can maybe compensate for the back half?
Can press tongue against both cheeks like a neuro strength test and move from side to side. Again, speech is unaffected as us front half of tongue. I notice some twitching but when my husband looks inside my mouth he doesn't see anything besides normal tongue movements. I don't have swallowing issues, but back half of tongue feels lazy during the process.
I don't want to go to a neuro if this sounds tmj/jaw related.
I guess my question is heaviness/tension in back half of tongue sounds like something neuro related? Can bulbar present without speech issues first? Can you have tongue fasciculations before any real noticeable weakness? I have no clinical weakness anywhere else in my body. Can stand on heels and toes and 1 foot on toes, etc.
Thanks to all!