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Lately when i sleep at night and wake, parts of my body tend to fall asleep. sometimes half my face, an arm or part of my chest. what's happening?
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Temprature/position: If the temprature is very cold you can wake up feeling numb. Check the air conditioning. The other reason is you sleep on the hands or legs and you can wake up feeling numb and with lack of strenght and take a few moments to recover.
Answered 7/5/2012
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