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What does pins and needles on the left side of your head mean?

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Dr. Walter Husar answered

Paresthesiae: Or pins and needles are symptoms of a damaged nerve which provides sensation to that area of the skin. It could be a pinched nerve.

Answered 10/24/2013

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