Help with Jaw/Cheek Hot Spot

[InkedMama]

Ok, Here it goes. I need some support .... The past few days I have had a "hot spot" in my cheek. OMG its driven me nuts. Its like in my jaw area/cheek. I cant see it its deep within. I have been twitching 11 months. I have had them all over I must say so I shouldnt let the cheek bother me but ......I feel like I have a hard time talking lately. I am visiting with my parents and no one has said anything abnormal or asked me to repeat anything neither has anyone on the phone. Heres my questions VETERENS in which I think I know: If I had speech issues..TRUE ones I would have BULBAR correct?Well I am 11 months into this having done the twitching thing before almost 2 years ago and it went away so even with just the 11 months there is NO WAY IT IS BULBAR correct?I also had a CLEAN EMG which I have posted on here after I had widespread twitches so regardless of what on set EMG would be dirty?Can anxiety really increase and hightened your senses and feelings in your body to where you feel you talk funny etc. I notice when I am tense I push my tongue against the roof of my mouth or I suck on it in my mouth. I am sure that tires the tongue out.I dont choke etc. or have swallowing problems.I went to the neuro in April who totally cleared me of ALS and I had a clean EMG, what the heck is going on???Lovely "what a whirlwind". lol

 

[Savanturn]

Anxiety can do almost everything, my psychiatrist told me about "blindness" or paralyse due to anxiety. Your brain is so stressed (could be underlying) and need to relax, so he "shut down" some center.You know that anxiety makes muscles more sensitive to neurotrasmitters, so you will twitch more, you feel nervous and tensed inside.With bulbar ALS, AFAIK always are present tongue fasciculations (under tongue too) and the masseter muscle (the one on your cheek) is affected later. PS: Last days I have twitching in my cheeks too! And pretty much! Isnt that weird?

 

[Lilly5]

Lovely,Yes anxiety can cause slurring and speech problems. I bet you it'll go away in a few days! A few months back I was having trouble talking (of course I was all worried about you know what at the time). It felt like my tongue just wasn't moving properly when I was talking and words just weren't coming out properly. It didn't happen 24/7, but on and off. It went away after a couple weeks. So yes anxiety can cause so many things! Try to enjoy your time with your parents!

 

[edadoStar]

Surely anxiety can do that and much more. Not sure if it causes twitches directly, but the cascade for sure!

 

[avidgamer198]

Someone I know had bulbar onset... it moves way too fast... so you would know by now for sure. (that means i think you don't have it!)I was in a med school interview today, and I swore I thought I was slurring my speech... and then it went away after I walked out.... so yea stress can really affect your motor skills.Just a side note.. my friend has been having a real rough time with college classses these past two years... he found out he failed an easy test and this is what he said:"My hands started shaking uncontrollably and then my butt and my calves just started twitching..." he said that has never happened before... So I think I kind of believe that stress can do some crazy things to your body... he didn't know where my twitching occurred, but thats exactly where most of my problems lie (aside from the occasional twitching on my lips, eye lid, fingers (sometimes), thigh... you name it... I've twitched there...

 

[TompeteA]

Lovely, Stress and anxiety can cause some speech issues, when I was at the height of my ALS I would tire very quickly when having a conversation, I am fine now, so I chalk it up to stress.As for Bulpar, no way, the life expectancy of someone with Bulpar is 1 to 2 years after the onset if symptoms, that is symptoms not diagnosis. It moves real fast.

 

[BomyBombbom]

This is an ecouraging thread. I have some speech issues that have been going on for four weeks. It started with a tight jaw, almost cramping when I had a conversation. Then moved on the back of the mouth, where I felt my soft palate wasn't cooperating. Now it's the jaw and the tongue. I almost had a tongue cramp last night. I have trouble speaking when I have had a meal. Not saying this is definitely anxiety – it probably isn't – but at least it widens the field of possible causes. Limb weakness and twitches is one thing, but the list of possible causes of bulbar palsies is not very long, and not very encouraging. I'm starting to lose hope for real now. Waiting for neuro referral.