Now it’s been 42 hours and it’s still dead numb to the touch. Haven’t even used my pain medication. I can tell it’s swollen though as well I swallow/chew I feel a tight clenching there that makes it a bit difficult. Also my left ear has been making crunching noises whenever I move my jaw since the operation (assuming it irritated something and it’s like TMJ but it’s annoying) just worried as I figured I would have sensation coming back by now. Surgeon told my family he was confident he didn’t hit any nerves or anything. When I smile you can see just on my chin where the numb part tugs back.
Am I worrying too early? Why would the ear be making a crunching noise with any jaw movement? Is this par for the course and will this recover?
I’m happy to get a final result but concerned that this will be a permanent issue.,