Paresthesia is having a sensation of pricking, tingling or numbness of the skin with no apparent cause. The feeling of needles and pins can literally drive a person up a wall. I know because I not only suffer from diabetic neuropathy but paresthesia of the feet and calves as well.
Different types of paresthesia can cause certain symptoms. One type is cause by putting inadvertent pressure on one of the superficial nerves. When the pressure is relieved, the paresthesia disappears. Other kinds of paresthesia are chronic as well as very painful and the sources are varied. Other symptoms of paresthesias include feelings of cold, burning, warmth, skin crawling and itching. Those people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome will often have irritable bowel syndrome paresthesia.
What causes paresthesia?
Sensation makes its way to the brain by way of nerve cells that run from the outer parts of a person0s body to the spinal cord. The neurons in the spinal cord make the connection with other neurons which run up to the brain. When there is a disturbance in this sensory path, paresthesia occurs. This disturbance can occur in the nerve roots, the central nervous system or the peripheral nervous system. The most common […]

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