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Temporary numbness in feet. sat on a nerve, or slept on a nerve?
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Pressure: If pressure is put on a nerve long enough it can cause the area to feel like it is numb.
Answered 11/1/2014
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If temporary...: As in a few minutes, then something you were doing was compressing the nerve, your foot "fell asleep". As long as it is that temporary, there's usually no problem.
Answered 9/28/2016
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