Why do I feel my lips are numb?

We have all seen numbness in our hands or feet, but have you ever experienced numbness in your lips? Numbness in the lips can make people very scared, wondering if they have some serious illness. So what causes numb lips?

What causes numb lips?

What causes numb lips? When we eat spicy food, our lips will become numb. So besides spicy food causing lip numbness, what other reasons can cause lip numbness?

1. Slow blood flow and increased blood viscosity

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. Allergies

Numbness in the lips is usually a sign of allergies. You may have recently eaten some allergenic food, medicine or food. 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. Have you eaten any food, medicine or food that caused allergies?

3. Premonitions of stroke

If a patient suddenly experiences numbness in the limbs, face, or lips, and is accompanied by inflexibility of movements, sudden slurred speech, etc., it may be a precursor to a stroke. At the same time, patients may also experience symptoms such as crooked mouth corners, drooling, dizziness, and headache.