Possible causes of Face numbness (paresthesias)

12 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.

• Cerebral vascular accident (stroke) Common Urgent
• Diabetes (elevated blood sugar) Common
• Facial trauma (injury) Common Urgent Pediatric
• Fracture (broken bone) Common Pediatric
• Frostbite Common Urgent Pediatric
• Migraine Common Pediatric
• Multiple sclerosis (MS) Common
• Shingles (herpes zoster) Common
• Trigeminal neuralgia (facial nerve pain) Common
• Brain tumor (cancer) Urgent
• Cancer (tumor)
• Guillain Barre syndrome (ascending muscle weakness) Urgent