Numbness is the inability to feel anything when the skin is
touched. Tingling (paresthesia) is a pins-and-needles sensation, like when the
foot "falls asleep."
Author
Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC
Editor
Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor
Tracy Landauer
Primary Medical Reviewer
William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer
H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
Last Updated
August 31, 2006
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Last Updated:
August 31, 2006
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