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Specialty. Psychiatry. Types. OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to ...
Symptoms. Common symptoms in humans include: Nail biting; Pulling hair; Chewing fingers (in extreme cases, leading to amputation) Possible causes. This section will focus on the causes for autophagia in humans. There is no single primary cause for autophagia.
Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.
Signs and symptoms. Tardive dyskinesia is characterized by repetitive, involuntary movements. Some examples of these types of involuntary movements include: Grimacing; Tongue movements; Lip smacking; Lip puckering; Pursing of the lips; Excessive eye blinking; Rapid, involuntary movements of the limbs, torso, and fingers may also occur.
Morsicatio buccarum is a condition characterized by chronic irritation or injury to the buccal mucosa (the lining of the inside of the cheek within the mouth), caused by repetitive chewing, biting or nibbling.
The treatment depends on the severity of the symptoms. The condition “can be mild and manageable… or it can be very severe: multiple episodes a day with each episode lasting up to 15 to 20 ...
Signs and symptoms. The index and middle fingers are most commonly affected and may present with redness, swelling and pain. Pus or discharge may be present.
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN), also called Fothergill disease, tic douloureux, trifacial neuralgia, or suicide disease, is a long-term pain disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, the nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing.
Symptoms. nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and hair loss. Complications. Trichobezoar, Rapunzel syndrome. Trichophagia is a form of disordered eating in which persons with the disorder suck on, chew, swallow, or otherwise eat hair. [1] The term is derived from ancient Greek θρίξ, thrix ("hair") and φαγεῖν, phagein ("to eat"). [2]
Sharp, shooting pain in the jaw, back of the throat, base of the tongue, [1] ears, neck, and/or face [6] Difficulty swallowing [6] Sensation of having a foreign object in throat [6] Pain from chewing, swallowing, turning the neck, or touching the back of the throat [7] Ringing or buzzing in the ears. Classic Eagle syndrome is present on only ...