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#27811     10-17-2005 10:46 AM   |   |  Joined:  Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Member |   | OP   Member 
 Joined:  Oct 2005 Posts: 1 |  Am I crazy to wonder if my husband's tongue-biting IN HIS SLEEP could indicate some growth that wasn't previously there?  He has been awakened recently (about 5 times) because he bit his tongue hard enough to make it bleed!  It always happens on the same side of his mouth.  He has been a smoker all his life and is now 53.  Have any of you ever heard of such a "symptom"?   Mark's wife
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#27812     10-17-2005 12:52 PM   |   |  Joined:  Oct 2005 Posts: 122 Gold Member (100+ posts) |   |   Gold Member (100+ posts) 
 Joined:  Oct 2005 Posts: 122 |  I haven't heard of tongue biting being a symptom, but I do grind my teeth and was scared to sleep when I couldn't use my bite guard post op.  Numb tongue + teeth grinding is scary.  I would have him call his dentist.
 Lisa
   SCC Tongue T1N0M0\Dx 3-10-03
 Hemiglossectomy, alloderm graft, modified neck dissectomy 4-14-03
 3 Year Survivor!
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