Adjusting to a new normal

As another year passed, I am still not 100 percent, yet I "feel" I saw incremental progress, as more feeling returned, particularly on the lateral side of the tongue (closest to my right ear). It's difficult to explain or describe with precision what continues to not work correctly -- four years after the incident. Like recuperating from any injury involving a nerve, you learn to adjust to what psychologists call a "new normal." The baseline for my tongue operation after the paresthesia is different than it was pre-injury. There are times when I'll go several hours and not notice that I've got a spot in my mouth where there is no feeling. I can enjoy the feel and taste of all foods. None of my teeth fell out. I talk normally (normally for me.)