What would make someone with a infected elbow end up not being able to talk or walk?
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Maybe the infected elbow isn't the cause, but an injury caused by the amnesia.  It could be weakened immune system or a brain injury.
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You may have Bell's Palsy.  Or it could be a side affect of the flu shot.  HOpefully it will wear off.  I would get to the ER immediately!!\n\nMy mother had a mini stroke and we didn't know it until I took her to the ER for a cough, she had bronchitus.  They detected the mini stroke when I pointed out to her that she could hardly write her name.  THey kept her in overnight for observation. Fortunately she was released with no real damage.
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Gonna have to go to the doc for this one, Hon.  It could be a couple of things.  Maybe, an inner ear infection.  And you would need antibiotics.
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Hi cremedelacreme04,\nThere are various medical conditions resulting to reduced ability to communicate.\n\nThe first thing I would like to mention is AUTISM which can profoundly affect a person's ability to communicate with others and to respond appropriately to environmental cues. Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction (as the hallmark feature), problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests. There is no cure for autism.  Therapies and behavioral interventions are designed to remedy specific symptoms and can bring about substantial improvement. \n\nImpaired communication abilities could also be caused by many other factors such as the following:\n\n1. ALTERED MENTAL STATUS caused by the following:\n>>metabolic causes (i.e., hyper/hyponatremia, hyper/hypoglycemia, hypercalcemia, hyper/hypothyroidism, hypoxia/hypercapnea, hepatic encephalopathy, uremic encephalopathy, drug intoxication/withdrawal, etc.)\n>> structural lesions (primary or metastatic tumor, intracranial hemorrhage, infection)\n>>drug toxicity or overdose.\n>> cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, meningitis, encephalitis and many other factors affecting the brain.\n>> vasculitis, arrhythmias,  heart failure, endocarditis, seizures,  postictal state, hypertensive encephalopathy and many other else.\n>> psychiatric disease such as schizophrenia. \n\n2.DEMENTIA which refers to a loss of cognitive function due to changes in the brain caused by disease such as (Alzheimer's disease) or trauma which largely affect the ability to communicate.\n3.PHYSICAL DISABILITIES such as deafness, aphasia as well as mental retardation.\n4. Etc.,etc., etc.\n\nHope I gave an answer you are looking for.♥
363833
Your body is fighting an infection. . .see the doctor.
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Lack of oxygen and possible infection\nyou'd need to go see the doctor to get it cleared up.\nDon't let it go untreated for too long or more serious complications could occur.
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The first week post-op should be the worst as far as pain management goes, take your pain meds as ordered. As time goes by your pain should diminish. Usually after 6 weeks you may resume normal activity and your Dr. may suggest physical therapy.  If you are still experiencing extreme pain 2-3 weeks post-op contact your Dr. you may be experiencing some complications.  Look at the surgical wound daily for signs and symptoms of infection i.e., localized swelling, redness, skin is hot to touch etc. Pain is subjective and each patient reacts to pain differently. Your elbow will not be completely healed for 9-12 months.\n\nGood Luck!
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There are a lot of theories as to what causes someone to be "dumb" or unable to speak. In some cases there are physical problems with the vocal chords, (ie they are malformed or underdeveloped), in some cases there are other physical abnormalities that cause a person to be unable to make certain or all sounds.\n\nIn other cases, it is a matter of problems with the portions of the brain that control speech. Whether through malformation or though damage these parts of the brain are unable to function properly and therefore the person is unable to make the connection between thought and speech in the brain (in many of these cases there are no other problems it just seems like a short circuit). \n\nStill there are others who cannot speak because they cannot hear. Many deaf people who have been deaf since birth are unable to reproduce speech because they have never heard it and most of our ability to speak is learned through mimicking.\n\nThere are no simple answers and there are some cases that are unexplained (ie.. psychosomatic cases where there may be no physical problem but a psychological one that inhibits the ability to speak).\n\nI hope that answers your question.
608646
Any disease that would restrict oxygen flow to the brain would inhibit movement and hinder walking without falling down.  Pneumonia is probably the most common.
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No, I suffer with tinnitis & have never taken antibiotics & wouldn't make a connection if I had. Have you been exposed to any extra loud noises recently? Because that would be a major factor.
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You need to see a doctor. If you leave an ear infection untreated the eardrum could rupture. This is very painful, and the scarring will contribute to hearing loss. You could have a sinus infection or allergies as well.
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It varies...\n\nMost of the time, it causes the nerve to malfunction--initially, you get false signals, but eventually, if the pressure goes on long enough and hard enough, no signals at all because the nerve dies.  This is the sort of thing you get from carpal tunnel or cubital tunnel; a variant is the funny things you get when you push on your eyes (DON'T--it can cause the retina to detach) and let go, or the misery you get when you hit your "funnybone" (which is actually the place your unlar nerve goes around your elbow.)\n\nEnough pressure can sever the nerve, or perhaps mechanically crush it along with other tissue.  No more function, without surgical repair, or (for the small stuff) regeneration...
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Some think it's caused by a virus and causes your facial nerve to swell where it exits your skull behind the ear, and this blocks the nerve from transmitting until the swelling goes down. It can be treated with a steroid for the inflamation, and an anti viral for the suspected cause, but should be done as soon to the onset as possible. I had it for about a month, but sometimes it can last quite a bit longer. She needs to get eyedrops or ointment so her eye doesn't dry out (at night especially) since she won't be able to blink or close her eye until it runs its course. Good luck to you both!
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Bell's Palsy affects the facial nerve (as others have said) but this is a MOTOR nerve and has NO sensory fibers in it.  The only sign this nerve is inflamed is paralysis.  The palsy of this nerve often is accompanied by neuritis (inflammation) of other nerves, such as the trigeminal nerve (the sensory nerve of the face) or others.  If you had pain the first time you had the palsy, it is possible that the return of that pain is a recurrent neuritis (such as "shingles" also known as herpes zoster).  This can also affect motor nerves again.\n\nThe best thing to do is see a doctor right away.  You can start antiviral medications and steroids to halt the process.  Usually acyclovir or valcyclovir along with a short course of prednisone are all that is necessary.\n\nI am a little concerned that you "still have problems" from your first episode.  Do you still have the same palsy?  Did it ever get better?  Does your face move at all?  There are other causes of pain and facial paralysis besides Bell's.
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It Would Depend, In Large Part, On Whether you had Mono (a Herpesvirus, EBV) Before (and May Have Seen it as Something Else or Never Realized you Were Sick).  I Think she was Contagious Well Before she had Signs, and Not Terribly Long After she had Signs.
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No excercise! Al that is going to do is make it worse. The best things to do is take anti-inflammitories, (naproxen sodium, Aleve), ice it up and rest it. A sling would work well. All tennis elbow is inflamed nerve endings by irritated tissue, so, the more you use it, the worse it will get.
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if you cant talk, air is not passing thru your trachea