Ask Mayo Clinic: What Type of Health Conditions Cause Tingling, Pins-and-Needles Sensation?

Ask Mayo Clinic: What type of health conditions cause tingling, pins-and-needles sensation?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My spouse will tell me occasionally that their hands and feet “fall asleep,” and they experience numbness, tingling and a pins-and-needles sensation. Is this normal, or does it require medical attention?

Ask Mayo Clinic: We’ve all had legs, feet that ‘fall asleep.’ What does it mean, and can it be dangerous?

Brief numbness or tingling can be normal. Persistent symptoms deserve a closer look.

Ask Mayo Clinic: A pins-and-needles feeling is familiar to most. But what causes it, and when should you worry?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My spouse will tell me occasionally that their hands and feet “fall asleep,” and they experience numbness, tingling and a pins-and-needles sensation. Is this normal, or does it require medical attention?

Ask Mayo Clinic: Brief numbness or tingling can be normal. Persistent symptoms deserve a closer look

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My spouse will tell me occasionally that their hands and feet “fall asleep,” and they experience numbness, tingling and a pins-and-needles sensation. Is this normal, or does it require medical attention?

Ask Mayo Clinic: The sensation of ‘pins-and-needles’ are mostly harmless. Here’s when to be concerned

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My spouse will tell me occasionally that their hands and feet “fall asleep,” and they experience numbness, tingling and a pins-and-needles sensation. Is this normal, or does it require medical attention?

Ask Mayo Clinic: Can anxiety and stress trigger numbness or tingling in hands and feet?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My spouse will tell me occasionally that their hands and feet “fall asleep,” and they experience numbness, tingling and a pins-and-needles sensation. Is this normal, or does it require medical attention?