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A 46-year-old member asked:

Can tight shoes make your toes numb?

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Dr. Arnold Beresh
Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered
Podiatry 42 years experience
Yes: If too tight it can compress the nerves and cause numbness.
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Can tight shoes cause your big toe to go numb?

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Dr. Daniel Farber
Dr. Daniel Farberanswered
Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery 25 years experience
Yes: Yes. The pressure on the sides of the foot can pinch the digital nerves and cause numbness.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Hello docs. I was wondering can wearing tight shoes cause your toes to feel numb?
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Is it possible that i could have damaged a nerve in my big toe by wearing shoes that are too tight? The outer side is numb. Will feeling return?
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A 17-year-old female asked:
I think my shoes were too tight and now my pinky toe has been slightly numb for a couple days. Should I be concerned?
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A 16-year-old male asked:
I have been wearing slightly tight shoes for five days since the third day My big toe feels partly numb and it has not stopped for 3 days what to do?
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A 50-year-old female asked:
My toes have been are numb and very sore for2 years.l have been told its from wearing tight shoes. Chaned shoes but toes still sore. What can l do?
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