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Is an average of 4-5 drinks per day for 4 years enough to induce alcoholic peripheral neuropathy?

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Yes: All of us have different tolerances and susceptibilities to alcohol. It could be the cause but your primary care physician or a neurologist should also look for other types of neuropathy as some are treatable.

Answered 7/13/2015

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