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I cant help biting my tongue.
I was diagnosed with polyneuropathy a while ago and I also have some symptoms like tripping over obstacles while walking and difficulty climbing stairs and biting my tongue while eating. I wear dentures and I read on the internet that ill fitting dentures can also cause this. Does anyone know what is wrong with me?
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Hi,
Polyneuropathy is likely behind it, tripping is more likely to do with the Autonomic function. I have Autonomic polyneuropathy which is all my nerves affected. I always thought biting my tounge was just dumb luck on my part, I don't have dentures. Fortunately I don't do it often enough to be of any concern, until it happens, 2/3 times a month maybe. I have to think about what I'm doing and concentrate on that when I'm doing it, when I leave it up to the autonomic features of this body they randomly let me down. I trip, fall, stumble, shuffle and take the full width of a pathway when walking slowly. I tend to walk faster and find with this I concentrate more on what I'm doing and become steadier with it. The same goes when I'm chewing food, think about what I'm doing or bite the tounge.
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Have you had recent MRIs of your head and cervical spine to check structures, blood vessels, spinal cord and nerves?
Have you seen a neurologist for updated EMG/nerve conduction studies of your upper and lower limbs?
You may benefit from eating a softer diet which does not require as much chewing so you don’t keep biting and injuring your tongue.
Are you taking any medications or supplements for neuropathy?