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Are there any permanent side effects to your foot falling asleep on a regular basis?

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It depends: The permenant side effect is the possibility it falls asleep permenantly so you should have it checked out. A foot should not fall asleep that frequently. Either you are doing something to cause it...I.E sitting in a way you are causing a compression neuropathy or you have a nerve that is being compressed thru exertion or an anatomical compression.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Foot falling asleep.: I think you are looking at this backwards. The foot falling asleep is a symptom of something else- whether a vitamin deficiency, a pressure on a nerve, improper sleep position- the foot falling asleep is not the cause of a permanent problem but the cause of the foot numbness should be checked out and hopefully resolved before it becomes permanent.

Answered 12/16/2014

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