Understanding Numbness of the Extremities: Causes, Symptoms, and When to Seek Medical Help

2023-07-05 23:43:24

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Consultant cardiologist, Dr. Munawar Al-Enezi, said that numbness of the extremities is a common symptom that has nothing to do with heart disease.

tingling feeling

Al-Enezi indicated, during a tweet he posted on his Twitter account, that numbness is represented by a feeling of tingling or partial or complete loss of sensation.

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He explained that the causes of limb numbness include constant pressure on the nerve as a result of wrong sleeping or sitting (reclining) positions, diabetes and migraines, pointing to a decrease in vitamin B12, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, multiple sclerosis, and disc (compression of a nerve). between the vertebrae), pressure on the nerve as a result of a tumor or fibrosis adjacent to the nerve, nerve damage as a result of chemotherapy, and skin damage as a result of shingles.

nerve signals

He pointed out that numbness of the extremities occurs as a result of nerve irritation and sending the wrong nerve signals in the wrong places, usually due to constant pressure on the nerve, explaining that pressure on the nerves causes the interruption of the natural flow of nerve signals between the brain and the peripheral nerves, and cutting or decreasing the blood flow feeding the nerve, leading to entry The nerve is stagnant or asleep.

sudden headache

And Aban: When (the nerve) is freed from pressure, it begins to work excessively and awaken, and sends nerve signals without regulation and in the wrong places, causing a temporary feeling of tingling or numbness, referring to the symptoms of numbness of the limbs that require a visit to the doctor, including numbness that gradually worsens without a known cause, and numbness Which affects only a part of the extremities such as the fingers, and numbness that gets worse when making repeated movements, and the numbness coincides with a rash in the same area, and is accompanied by vision problems, and is accompanied by a severe sudden headache, and is accompanied by dizziness or fainting, and is accompanied by difficulty speaking.

chest pain

He continued: Symptoms of limb numbness that require a visit to a doctor include numbness that occurs after exposure to a head injury, accompanied by chest pain, numbness of the entire arm or leg, and weakness in movement.

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