Unexplained pain and other sensations

Some Lyme disease patients may experience intense rib and chest pains, leading them to the emergency department, where they are treated for a heart condition. After the standard tests, if no issue is detected, the ER diagnosis is documented as an unspecified "musculoskeletal" reason. Strange sensations such as skin tingling or crawling, numbness, or irritation are also possible.

Other symptoms are related to cranial nerves:

• Tinnitus may be bothersome, especially at night when it seems to increase louder as you try to sleep. This affects about 10% of Lyme disease patients.
• Hearing impairment. According to one research, 15% of Lyme disease patients developed hearing loss.
  
• Jaw discomfort or toothaches that are not caused by decay or infection of the teeth.