What Does Tingling, Numbness and Paresthesia Mean?
Paresthesia (Greek para- = abnormal, esthesia = feeling) is abnormal sensation on the skin that has no apparent physical cause (1). Paresthesia includes numbness and tingling, and can be temporary or permanent.
Numbness is a decreased or lost sensation in the skin. Tingling is an unusual sensation in the skin. It is often described as feeling of pins and needles, tickling, pricking, creeping, skin crawling, ant crawling, and so on.
In certain disorders, like restless leg syndrome, tingling, numbness, burning, itchiness and pain may appear simultaneously.
Paresthesia can appear in any part of the body: in the trunk, limbs, fingers, toes, face or head.
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