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What is dysesthesia? can it kind of feel like partial numbness? can severe foraminal stenosis cause it in the forearm?

Q: what is dysesthesia? can it kind of feel like partial numbness? can severe foraminal stenosis cause it in the forearm?

: lNot feeling what you should be able to feel. I would go to Wikipedia and review the nerve distribution to where you are havig the problem. Then yes and yes.

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lNot feeling what you should be able to feel. I would go to Wikipedia and review the nerve distribution to where you are havig the problem. Then yes and yes.

Answered 3/7/2023

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A member asked:

What is dysesthesia? can it kind of feel like partial numbness? can severe foraminal stenosis cause it in the forearm?

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