A 41-year-old member asked:
I've been feeling tingling and sharp pains around my face, head and hands. it feels like the tingling of a foot that as they say, "has fallen asleep"?
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Dr. David Hicksanswered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
Stress/anxiety: Theconditon you are experiencing could be hyperventilation or something more needing evaluation try breathing in and out of a paper bag for approximately 15 seconds and see if the symptoms subsie consider seeing a physicain to evaluate the cause of these symptoms.
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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