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  2. What causes pins and needles? Experts explain. - AOL

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    What causes pins and needles? “Pins and needles commonly occur in the arms, hands, legs and feet when sitting or sleeping on a body part that affects the nerve,” Dr. Laura Sander, northeast ...

  3. Paresthesia - Wikipedia

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    Paresthesia may be transient or chronic, and may have many possible underlying causes. [1] Paresthesias are usually painless and can occur anywhere on the body, but most commonly occur in the arms and legs. [1] The most familiar kind of paresthesia is the sensation known as "pins and needles" after having a limb "fall asleep".

  4. That ‘Pins and Needles’ Feeling You Get When a Limb Falls ...

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    A doctor explains the ‘pins and needles’ sensation that happens when a limb falls asleep, also known as paresthesia, along with causes, symptoms, and treatment.

  5. Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow - Wikipedia

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    Ulnar neuropathy at the cubital tunnel is diagnosed based on characteristic symptoms and signs. Intermittent or static numbness in the small finger and ulnar half of the ring finger, weakness or atrophy of the first dorsal interosseous, positive Tinel sign over the ulnar nerve proximal to the cubital tunnel, and positive elbow flexion test (elicitation of paresthesia in the small and ring ...

  6. Formication - Wikipedia

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    Formication may sometimes be experienced as feelings of itchiness, tingling, pins and needles, burning, or even pain. When formication is perceived as itchiness, it may trigger the scratch reflex , and, because of this, some people who experience the sensation are at risk of causing skin damage through excessive scratching.

  7. Alcoholic polyneuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Common manifestations of sensory issues include numbness or painful sensations in the arms and legs, abnormal sensations like "pins and needles," and heat intolerance. [5] Pain experienced by individuals depends on the severity of the polyneuropathy. It may be dull and constant in some individuals while being sharp and lancinating in others. [4]

  8. What causes pins and needles? Experts explain. - AOL

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    Numbness and tingling — called pins and needles — is a common problem. Here, experts explain why it happens in the first place.

  9. Her hands and feet were going numb. Then she learned ... - AOL

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    Molly Smith experienced pins and needles in her hands and feet, which eventually led to the discovery of a cyst and a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. As a summer camp volunteer in 2022, Molly Smith ...