Skin Numbness

Paresthesia is another name for skin numbness.  When your skin is numb it means that there is a sensory loss in that region of the skin; it could be the feet, hands, fingers, toes, or anywhere else on the body.  While temporary numbness could be due to extreme cold or due to maintaining a particular stance for an extended period; numbness that worsens and/or spreads to other regions of the body with time should be thoroughly investigated by a health care professional.

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Causes: Numbness is actually caused by the restricted blood flow to a particular region of the body or due to injury (or compression and stress) of nerves.  When numbness is a symptom of a more serious health concern then it could turn fatal if not identified and treated promptly.  The reasons that lead to the two conditions are several and varied.

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• Continued stress on nerves (as in cycling for long duration)
• A blood clot on the leg (deep vein thrombosis) can detach itself from the blood supply circulation, and may further lead to a heart attack
• Narrowed arteries due to high cholesterol levels
• Clotting and swelling of arteries and veins
• When the arteries and veins get entangled
• Extremely cold weather conditions
• Frostbite
• Bone weakness due to osteoporosis
• Injury in the neck region
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Fracture or crack of bones
• Tight clothing or tight cast set for fractures
• When blood vessels narrow down due to extreme cold
• Degenerative disc disease

Other factors that lead to skin numbness can be enlisted as

• Brain tumor
• Alcoholism
• Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Numbness may be caused by such conditions 

• Alcoholism
• Brain tumor
• Stroke
• Systemic lupus
• Injury, pain, or inflammation of spinal cord
• Brain inflammation due to encephalitis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Hypothyroidism
• Lead poisoning
• Diabetes

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Symptoms

• A tendency for frequent urination
• Stress and anxiety
• A sensation of tingling and burning
• Feeling more numb in a specific region during exercise or walking
• Itching
• Pain in the neck and lower back
• A breakout of rashes
• Stress and pain in muscles
• When you eat
• Itchy rash

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Symptoms that are a major cause of concern are

• Breathing difficulty
• Dizziness
• Difficulty in walking
• The confused state of mind
• Health concerns regarding eyes (loss of vision)
• Paralytic stroke
• Unexplained exhaustion

Once the malady had been correctly identified, it becomes easy to design the right form of effective treatment, that could eradicate the problem of numbness.