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Every time i perform a dance for a crowd my tongue goes numb and i was wondering why.

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Stage anxiety?: Anxiety can cause many physical symptoms including dry mouth, rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, pins and needles and/or numbing sensation in face, mouth and extremities, nausea, diarrhea, heart pounding, tremulousness, etc. I don't know specifically why you have the experience you do, but stage anxiety might be a possibility.

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Answered 4/14/2016

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A member asked:

Every time i perform a dance for a crowd my tongue goes numb and i was wondering why.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

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