What should I do if my lips feel numb?

Many people often experience lip numbness. Generally, lip numbness can be considered to be caused by high blood viscosity and slow blood flow. It is also a symptom of allergy. In addition, older people should be vigilant as it may be a precursor to stroke, so go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as possible.

1. Numbness of the lips is mostly related to slow blood flow, increased blood viscosity, changes in microcirculation, local blood supply insufficiency or cerebral blood supply insufficiency. You can check whether blood lipids, blood sugar, blood pressure and blood viscosity are increased.

2. Numbness in the lips is usually a sign of allergy. You may have eaten some allergenic food, medicine or food recently. Generally, the symptoms can be relieved on their own. If they don't improve, take some chlorpheniramine and you will feel better in one to two days. If it still doesn't work, taking calcium tablets at the same time will have a better effect.

3. Precursor of stroke. Sudden numbness in the limbs or one side of the face, or numbness in the tongue, lips, or one side of the upper and lower limbs; slow movements, sudden unclear speech or inability to understand what others are saying; crooked corners of the mouth, drooling, dizziness or unsteady standing, or even fainting; drowsiness and unexplained headaches, etc.

Numbness of the lips is mostly related to slow blood flow, increased blood viscosity, changes in microcirculation, local blood supply insufficiency or cerebral blood supply insufficiency. You can check whether blood lipids, blood sugar, blood pressure and blood viscosity are increased.