The human body is unique. However, he often can give all kinds of failures. In this article I want to talk about such a problem as paresthesia. What kind of disease is this and what kind of symptoms can occur?
Definition of a concept
Initially, you need to determine the main term that will be used in the article. So, paresthesia. What it is? This concept in medicine denotes a violation of sensitivity in various parts of the human body. Most often, this condition is observed precisely in the limbs. Symptoms, which may also be: tingling at the site of numbness, goosebumps. An important point: in this state of pain, a person almost never experiences. It is also necessary to clarify that paresthesia can be both temporary and permanent. In the first case, it poses no threat to the body.
The main symptoms
If we talk about a condition such as paresthesia, symptoms that may occur in this case - this is also what you need to pay special attention to. It could be:
- Numbness.
- Tingling.
- Pallor of the skin.
- Local change in temperature (its decrease).
With this problem, a person most often affects the limbs, neck, face, mucous membranes, as well as the tongue.
Paresthesia of the hands
So, paresthesia (what is it - sorted out). It is worth saying that this condition can affect the upper limbs of a person, i.e. hands. In this case, the cause is most often a variety of problems with the spine (osteochondrosis, instability of the vertebrae, etc.). Also, this condition can cause overstrain or weakness of the muscles of the neck, collar region. It is worth saying that this problem most often occurs in those people who have the so-called "sedentary" work. In addition, paresthesia of the hands may appear due to impaired blood flow in the vessels of not only the cervical-collar region, but also the brain.
Legs
Quite often there is paresthesia of the legs, and if we speak the medical language - of the lower extremities. In this case, unpleasant sensations can occur in the foot, calf and even the thigh. It is worth saying that such paresthesia appears mainly in the morning or evening hours. And all because the blood flow is much worse when a person is lying down. As a result, convulsions and a feeling of numbness may appear. If this is repeated infrequently, do not worry. Similar symptoms may occur, for example, due to an uncomfortable sleeping position. However, there are the following reasons why paresthesia of the legs may occur:
- Migraine attacks.
- Vitamin deficiency, especially for group B vitamins.
- The causes can also be various diseases: osteochondrosis, brain tumors, intervertebral hernias, diabetes mellitus, Raynaud’s disease, etc.
Face
You can meet such a problem as facial paresthesia. This condition occurs due to poor circulation, associated with a very long stay in an uncomfortable position. However, such symptoms can appear again due to the following diseases: migraines, underdeveloped trigeminal nerve, vegetative-vascular dystonia, cerebrovascular accident. Numbness of the face may occur even as a result of shingles.
Tongue paresthesia
This condition is extremely rare. Basically, its occurrence is associated with damage to this organ, which leads to irritation of nerve fibers. Other reasons:
- Various diseases: pernicious anemia, carcinoma of the upper larynx, stroke, brain injury, diabetes, etc.
- Allergic reactions.
- Disruption of the hormonal background.
- A similar condition can also occur after taking certain medications.
Important: you need to remember that numbness of the tongue is a consequence of another disease, and not an independent symptom.
Trigeminal paresthesia
This problem is very rare. The reasons in this case are a variety of trigeminal nerve damage, as well as brain tumors, strokes, various circulatory disorders.
Treatment
Paresthesia (that is - it is clear - numbness of certain parts of the human body) is not a specific disease, but still this problem needs to be solved. What can the doctors advise?
- The reason for this condition is most often the wrong posture. To cope with the problem, a person just needs to warm up, change the position of the body.
- To cope with the symptoms, in some cases, doctors prescribe a drug such as Finlepsin (the main indications for use are psychosis, neuralgia, epilepsy).
- If a person often has paresthesia, treatment may consist of taking drugs that improve blood flow. It can be such medications as Piracetam, Nootropil, Trental.
- If there is a circulatory disorder, doctors can also prescribe antioxidant drugs. These are drugs such as Mexidol, Actovegin.
Traditional medicine
If a person periodically has paresthesia, it is best to seek medical help. Only a doctor can prescribe the correct treatment and, in addition, prevent the development of a more serious disease, the symptom of which this condition can be. However, if there is no way to go to an appointment with a specialist, you can try to cope with the problem with traditional medicine.
- You need to take two parts of parsley, peel of viburnum, nettle leaves, goldenrod grass, add three parts of tricolor violet and melilot to them. Mix all. Take two tablespoons of the mixture, pour half a liter of water. Boil over low heat for 5 minutes, insist a little. The drug is taken half a cup three times a day after meals.
- You can also cope with the problem with the help of horse chestnut infusions, birch leaves, willow bark and sweet clover.
It must be remembered that these remedies help to cope with the symptom, but do not cure the cause of its occurrence.