What causes facial numbness on one side?
Patient: My husband is 63 and he s had a heart attack and has two stents. He was recently at the doctors and he is again 100% blocked on the left side and they sent him on his way and said we will see you in 3 mths. I thought that was risky, so I made an appt with a different cadiologist for Monday. But we were shopping and just got home and he said half of his face feels numb, and I m worried about a stroke. He claims it s his tooth ache. Should I be worried? Doctor: HiThanks for posting your query.      Well the possibility of stroke is high as a 100% blockage is heart vessels usually be associated with certain degree of blockage of blood vessels to brain.      I would recommend you get an Carotid artery Doppler which checks for blockage in blood vessels of brain.    Or else he better consult a physician who will evaluate and advise accordingly. But kindly do consult.Hope this information was useful to you.Any further clarification feel free to ask.Regards.