Hello,
My Father has been having a problem with his tongue over the last few months; following are the details:
When he forces the tongue out of his mount it bends to the right side, almost as if there is a string tied to the front and the back that is preventing him from fully "sticking his tongue out". He has had numerous tests including an MRI and a EMR (?) - And the initial diagnoses is ASL. This has been a bit of a shock over the last few days to say the least. We plan to travel to the best center dedicated to ASL for an evaluation, but one issue is killing me.... Why is this the only symptom?
From all of the research I have done ASL seems to affect the throat, limbs, breathing etc... My Dad doesn't have any of those symptoms. I am struggling to locate information regarding the symptoms he is having "crooked tongue". Most of the ASL tongue related problems are with twitching and excessive salivating, which he does not have.
He has developed a slight lisp over the last few months, and it appears to be caused by the tongue not moving where it should. There is no visible damage to his tongue....
59 Yr old - Very healthy/Active Man.
If anyone has any advise before we begin to travel along this path, please assist.
Thank you for your time.
My Father has been having a problem with his tongue over the last few months; following are the details:
When he forces the tongue out of his mount it bends to the right side, almost as if there is a string tied to the front and the back that is preventing him from fully "sticking his tongue out". He has had numerous tests including an MRI and a EMR (?) - And the initial diagnoses is ASL. This has been a bit of a shock over the last few days to say the least. We plan to travel to the best center dedicated to ASL for an evaluation, but one issue is killing me.... Why is this the only symptom?
From all of the research I have done ASL seems to affect the throat, limbs, breathing etc... My Dad doesn't have any of those symptoms. I am struggling to locate information regarding the symptoms he is having "crooked tongue". Most of the ASL tongue related problems are with twitching and excessive salivating, which he does not have.
He has developed a slight lisp over the last few months, and it appears to be caused by the tongue not moving where it should. There is no visible damage to his tongue....
59 Yr old - Very healthy/Active Man.
If anyone has any advise before we begin to travel along this path, please assist.
Thank you for your time.