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What are the most common side effects of local anesthesia?
I am a 28-year-old male who will be going under local anesthesia for a procedure soon. What are the most common side effects of local anesthesia?
3 Answers
You mean nerve block with or without sedation. If nerve block, it is similar to a dental nerve block.
Dizziness..drowssiness ..headache.. numbness
Numbness, metallic taste in mouth, ringing in ears (rare). Nerve injury is rare but possible. There are others but all are uncommon.
From Christopher Creighton