Hi, I woke up this morning with my left ear and part of my face being numb. It seems like its slowly getting worse and my hearing sounds muffled. I recently had a root canal done on that side of my mouth and its been hurting since it was done. Could that have anything to do with and what do you recommend i doto stop the numbness
Hi Dear, Welcome to Chat Doctor. Understanding your concern. As per your query pain after root canal treatment towards left ear side and facial numbness could be due to damage to any of the peripheral nerve endings. Need not worry about it. Take course of antibiotic and analgesics such as Amoxicillin along with Ibuprofen and Diclofenac if you are not allergic to them. Maintain proper oral hygiene. It will take around three weeks for nerve to regenerate and to recover. If you have only numbness persisting then you can wait and watch. But if there are other symptoms and pain is getting increased visit oral surgeon once and get it examined. Do mouth stretching exercises. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes,