Lyme Science Blog

Shania Twain and Lyme Disease: When a Tick Bite Affected Her Voice Quick Answer: Shania Twain developed neurologic complications from Lyme disease that affected her vocal cords, leading to dysphonia. Her case highlights how Lyme disease can impact the nervous system in rare and unexpected ways. Shania Twain, the global country-pop icon known for hits […]

The Ethical Cost of Dismissing PTLDS The ethical challenges of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) often begin at the moment symptoms persist after treatment. Patients may do everything right—receive a timely diagnosis, complete recommended antibiotics, and follow medical advice—yet continue to worsen. This is not simply a clinical dilemma. It is an ethical one. Why

Lyme Disease Gut Problems: Gastrointestinal Dysregulation and Motility Issues Lyme disease gut problems often present as slowed digestion, bloating, or constipation that doesn’t respond to typical treatments. If your digestion has slowed and nothing seems to help, you’re not alone. Many patients with Lyme disease develop gastrointestinal symptoms that persist despite dietary changes, fiber supplementation,

Pain Processing and Central Sensitization in Lyme Disease When Pain Persists Beyond Infection Some patients with Lyme disease experience pain that spreads, fluctuates, or intensifies long after the acute infection has been treated. Symptoms may worsen with stress, sleep disruption, or physical exertion and often seem disproportionate to findings on examination or testing. When conventional

Exhausted Despite Sleeping With Lyme Disease (Why Rest Fails) Patients with Lyme disease sleep disorders often describe the same experience: they sleep through the night yet wake feeling depleted. This is not about sleep duration—it is about biologic fatigue and impaired recovery. Many patients with Lyme disease experience what clinicians describe as non-restorative sleep, a

Brain Fog and Cognitive Dysfunction in Lyme Disease: Symptoms and Causes Many patients with Lyme disease describe a frustrating and often frightening experience: they can no longer think the way they used to. Brain fog in Lyme disease reflects slowed thinking, poor concentration, and memory problems driven by neurologic and inflammatory changes. Concentration is harder.

7 Gut Clues Lyme Disease Might Be Involved A family’s 11-year-old daughter had been struggling with stomach aches, poor appetite, and nausea for months. She was missing school, and every GI test came back normal. The family had tried changing her diet, adding probiotics, and even therapy because they were told it might just be

The Early Warning Signs of a Lyme Flare That Patients Know Before It Hits You’re not “sick” yet.But your body knows.You feel the shift — before the symptoms have a name. It might start with a flash of irritability.Or a strange sense of clarity that doesn’t match your day.Then the fatigue rolls in. And you

Why Constipation Is Common in Lyme Disease Quick Answer: Constipation in Lyme disease is often caused by autonomic nervous system dysfunction slowing gut motility—even when diet, hydration, and routine tests appear normal. Clinical Insight: Constipation in Lyme disease often reflects autonomic nervous system dysfunction rather than diet, hydration, or routine gastrointestinal causes. If your digestion