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Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair-pulling disorder or compulsive hair pulling, is a mental disorder characterized by a long-term urge that results in the pulling out of one's own hair. [2] [4] A brief positive feeling may occur as hair is removed. [5] Efforts to stop pulling hair typically fail.
Paresthesia is a sensation of the skin that may feel like numbness (technically called hypoesthesia), tingling, pricking, chilling, or burning. [1] It can be temporary or chronic and has many possible underlying causes. [1] Paresthesia is usually painless and can occur anywhere on the body, but most commonly in the arms and legs. [1]
Neck-tongue syndrome (NTS), which was first recorded in 1980, [1] is a rare disorder characterized by neck pain with or without tingling and numbness of the tongue on the same side as the neck pain. [2]
Medications that may cause sensations of head heaviness include antihistamines, muscle relaxers, antidepressants, and some anti-seizure drugs, pain medications, and beta blockers.
The Popping Sensation She Felt In Her Head Was the First Sign of an Aneurysm. Cathy Cassata. August 26, 2024 at 7:42 AM. Peggi Wegener (middle right) poses with her three sons. Image provided by ...
In 2022, [18] Yakushin and colleagues conducted a study that suggested opto-kinetic stimulation as a potential treatment for individuals diagnosed with MdDS who experience gravitational pulling sensations. Participants of this study were exposed to therapeutic interventions, such as vestibular rehabilitation therapy, to stimulate the vestibular ...
Hutchinson's mask is a patient's sensation that the face is covered with a mask or a gauzy network like cobwebs. This medical sign is associated with tabes dorsalis [1] affecting the trigeminal nerve (fifth cranial nerve CN V).
Other examples of referred sensation include sensations of temperature, pain, and pressure. [1] Referred itch is commonly observed in completely healthy individuals and can often go unnoticed depending upon the particular person's self-awareness of their itches and the causes of those itches.