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Wearing shoes that hurt my feet and now my big toe is numb?

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Dr. Michelle Achoranswered

Podiatry 18 years experience

Neuritis: The shoes may have caused enough external pressure to a nerve to cause mono neuritis, which can cause numbness to an area of the foot.

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