Man has the ability to perceive the skin not only tactile sensations, but also various body signals from within. Signals can be random, temporary, caused by immediate circumstances or internal diseases.
Some feelings are included in the list of symptoms of specific diseases. One of the examples of sensations on the skin is a feeling of slight tingling, sometimes along with itching, burning, sadness all over the body, about the reasons for which we'll talk today.
What is a tingling sensation on the skin
A tingling on the skin is at least rare, but every person experiences.
- If this sensation appears after a long time in one position, for example after a night's sleep, and then quickly passed, then this is a normal reaction of the body to the fact that nerves were in cramped circumstances.
- In case if the tingling on the skin does not have a logical explanation of its origin, moreover, the symptom is often repeated, it is necessary to consult a specialist to undergo examination and understand the cause of the event.
From the medical point of view, the tingling sensations are felt when:
- nerve endings do not have the ability to transmit signals to the brain( for example, due to oppression during sleep),
- in the area where there is a tingling sensation, blood circulation is disturbed.
Its classification
The phenomenon when the skin feels tingling as if with needles, there are such kinds:
- on the whole body,
- in separate parts of the body.
For the duration of the symptom, cases are distinguished:
- of the chronic of the sensation of tingling sensations,
- symptom carries episodic nature of - a person experiences such signals on the skin sometimes, or they are associated with a temporary specific factor.
To reveal the symptom and causes of pruritus and tingling of the scalp, face, hands, feet, in the genitals, back, tingling of the skin of the chest, abdomen, we will tell below.
Symptom Detection
Each cell of the body receives nutrition through the circulation. If some part of the body is pressed, for example, by the weight of the body during sleep, then the blood circulation in this area becomes difficult, and numbness can be felt. Restoration of the blood flow will signal tingling on the skin for a while.
In the elderly due to slowing processes, including blood circulation, there may be constantly present tingling and numbness symptoms on the skin( chronic manifestation).A person may experience discomfort, malaise. To determine what feelings make up the picture of the ailment and what they are most often associated with, the patient should be more careful about the different body signals.
Possible causes of tingling on the skin throughout the body and in different places are described below.
Possible disorders of
If the appearance of tingling on the skin does not have a simple and understandable reason for a person suffering from this problem, the symptom may be a manifestation of the disease:
- diabetes mellitus,
- functional abnormalities in liver function,
- bone system diseases: joints and spine;
- malignant tumors,
- cardiovascular disease,
- trauma of various nature,
- migraine,
- carpal tunnel syndrome,
- circulatory disturbance in the brain of an acute nature,
- an inflammatory disease that is capable of initiating the effect of nerve compression, as well as pathological formations;
- malfunction of thyroid gland,
- epilepsy,
- Raynaud's disease,
- frostbite,
- ear barotrauma,
- cold allergy;
- anaphylactic shock;
- bullous dermatitis,
- alcohol dependence of severe form,
- herpes of various kinds( shingles, simple and genital herpes),
- mental illness.
Control of
Diagnostics
To understand how to deal with tingling on the skin, it is necessary to find out the cause of this phenomenon. Should be alerted if the symptom is always on one side of the body, and also a bad sign is the presence of other accompanying symptoms:
- darkening in the eyes,
- dizziness,
- muscle spasms,
- nausea.
Experts will conduct a survey to find the cause of tingling on the skin. If necessary, such methods can be used:
- electroneuromyography,
- cardiac electrocardiogram,
- magnetic resonance tomograph,
- electromyogram,
- X-ray,
- blood test,
- it is possible to perform analysis of cerebrospinal fluid, nervous tissue, skin areas.
Treatment of
If the examination detects a disorder that manifests itself through a tingling symptom on the skin, a treatment course is prescribed to stabilize the condition and prevent possible unwanted consequences, for example, stroke.
When the sensation of tingling is caused by cases that do not have any underlying underlying illnesses, then simple rules should be followed to make this happen less often:
- increase the body's payloads( consult a doctor) to improve blood circulation, this can be:
- swimming,
- yoga,
- visit to the massage room,
- and also the gym;
- if a person is forced to lead a sedentary lifestyle, then it is necessary:
- often do warm-ups,
- follow posture,
- exclude leg posture;
- should not stay long in one pose, do workouts;
- to dress up taking into account that the limbs are not supercooled;
- in clothing to abandon the elements that can squeeze the body: belts, tight styles of dresses or shirts;try to wear clothes made from natural fabrics.