IDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF FEET AND HANDS FREQUENTLY

You must have occasionally felt tingling or numbness. Tingling usually occurs due to sitting position or sleeping for too long. However, the most common occurrence for numbness or tingling is a problem with functionnerve,either the nerve is injured, something is pressing on the nerve, or an imbalance in the body's chemistry then impairs nerve function. In many cases, this condition often occurs on the hands and feet.

Tingling and numbness in most of what happens is not dangerous. However, if this condition persists and is accompanied by muscle weakness or paralysis, this pins and needles symptom should be treated as an emergency. Quickexamined at Hermina Medan General Hospitalto prevent unwanted complications.

There are many possibilities that can cause numbness and tingling, including taking certain medications. Things you do every day can also cause pins and needles, including sitting or standing in one position for a long time, sitting with your legs crossed, or falling asleep in your arms. These are just some of the pressure that is exerted on the nerves. After moving, the numbness will get better.

There are conditions that cause numbness and tingling, such as:

• Insect or animal bites;
• Toxins found in seafood;
• Such poor dietvitamin B-12 deficiency, potassium, calcium, or sodium;
• Alcohol;
• radiation therapy;
• Medications, especially chemotherapy.

Tingling can even result from damage to the skin, such as from a rash, inflammation, or injury. Conditions that can cause this type of damage include frostbite and shingles.

Several other chronic diseases can cause numbness or tingling symptoms, namely:

• Diabetes;
• Nervous pain;
• Migraine;
• Raynaud's phenomenon;
• Multiple sclerosis;
• Strokesor transient ischemic attack (minor stroke);
• seizures;
• hardening of the arteries;
• Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis).

Complications Due to Tingling

If you feel numbness and tingling, you may feel a reduced level of sensitivity in the affected area. Because of this, you tend to feel a change in temperature or pain. This means that you can touch something without realizing that it poses a risk to your skin. Be careful because this condition is quite dangerous. Make sure you take precautions to protect yourself from accidental burns and injuries from pins and needles.

Unfortunately, there is no definite cure or treatment for this disease because of the various causes of pins and needles. Treatment depends on the cause of the symptoms and focuses on solving the underlying medical condition.