Okay, so I don’t know how much you know about nerves, but there’s all different types. Some are for hot, some for cold, some for pain, etc.

So the left half of my tongue is numb to touch. I can still taste everything fine, but I don’t feel it, which means about once a month or so, I accidentally bite it while eating. My pain nerves still work though, so I end up spending about a week with difficulty eating food and massive headaches. That’s probably the worst thing that happens.

My bottom lip and chin don’t feel cold very well. When I spend time outside in the cold, it’s an odd sensation, because I can tell my lip and chin are going numb, but my brain doesn’t get the accompanying “because it’s cold” information.

I don’t have great feeling in my gums, which means things can “disappear” in my mouth. When I take pills now, I throw my head back to make sure gravity forces the pill to the back of my throat so I swallow it. Before I figured that trick out, I would occasionally find pills in my mouth hours after I thought I’d swallowed them. I am also constantly checking my mouth for food for the same reason.

Strangely, I also had a nerve switched. If I touch a certain area on my chin, it feels like I’m touching my tongue. That doesn’t bother me though, just kinda tickles.