Guest guest Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Could he have borrelia active in the trigeminal nerve? This makes the sides of your face ache, running from right in front of the ears down to the joint of the lower jaw. Chewing can make it more painful. I was prescribed lyrica for this, which works on neurologial pain (i.e. pain in nerves) as ordinary painkillers do not work on this. VH > > Hello all - > > This is a totally random question - my 6 year old with ASD will not chew his food, but swallows it as whole as he can, then holds his ears. While this works well for getting supplements into him.......its not so good for choking and food digestion. > > We feed him (organic, of course) ground meat (chx, lamb, veal, etc....) made into " hamburger patties " and we have to puree all his veggies (except corn - he loves it but doesn't get it often.) > > While I think its part behavioral, I also wondered if anyone else has experienced this. > > Thanks, > > > - (sick of pureeing) in MI > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Hi Could it be sensory, chewing is so loud inside his head it hurts his ears? Trying earplugs or noise canceling headphones while chewing? It probably won't really do anything but might make him feel like the issue is being addressed. There is a book about Duveen, the art critic. He took his daughter to the ocean. She wouldn't go in because it was too cold. They had been boiling water on the beach for tea, he took the teapot and poured it in the ocean, his daughter was happy and went swimming. Best wishes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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