Re: Numbness on Roof of Mouth and Tasting and UPPERS QUESTION!

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My numbness def. did.

I found I got frustrated with moving food around as there was

a 'deadzone'. Its gone now, 2 years post op. Happy to say.

I do have a small less than one square inch on my chin that has

altered sensations.

Now did anyone just have upper or just genio and what were your

numbness experiences?

SHiloh

> Has (or did) anyone with numbness on the roof of their mouth think

> that it affected their ability to taste (& enjoy) eating food? I

am

> about 7 1/2 weeks post op from upper jaw surgery, and got my

splint

> out after 6 weeks. I have been starting to chew some, but I find

> that the numbness just seems to interfere with the tasting and

> satisfaction of eating. My tongue is not numb at all, so I didn't

> understand why this is happening. (I originally thought that the

> tongue is where all your taste buds are, but I found out about 25

%

> of your taste buds are on the roof of your mouth).

>

> Sometimes I try to push the food more to the side of my tongue, to

> feel some " taste " and that helps a little, but it just doesn't

help

> enough.

>

> Anybody else experience this same frustration?

>