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Heat sensitivity
Heat sensitivity is a clinical finding in which a person is much more likely to feel uncomfortable in warmer places. This can occur most commonly with hyperthyroidism.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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What is the definition or description of: Heat sensitivity?
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What can I do about tooth heat sensitivity?
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A 41-year old asked:
Does heat sensitivity mean I need a root canal?
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What causes an allergy to beef and heat sensitivity?
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A 48-year old asked:
Have heat sensitivity and have a cavity and a dentist appt. Anything i can do?
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A 48-year old asked:
Does tooth heat sensitivity mean you need a root canal?
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A 30-year old asked:
What can I do if I have tooth heat sensitivity, don't want a root canal?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Does experiencing heat sensitivity in a tooth always mean a root canal is necessary?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why does heat sensitivity come from graves disease?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is benign essential tremor related to my heat sensitivity?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Had retreatment of two root canals...Having heat sensitivity with one of the molars treated-shouldn't tooth be "dead" now, not sensitive?
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A 35-year old asked:
Needing expert help. I have pain on the two teeth that they grinded down. Mainly cold and heat sensitivity. Why is this and how can a dentist fix this?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Took 1 dose prednisone4 bronchitis,10hrs after pins&needles,crawly feeling and heat sensitivity on left leg for4 months.MRIS clear.Could med have done?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Will a MRI without contrast show MS lesions? Brain and spine clear on recent mri, still having tingling/heat sensitivity. My neuro says no ms.
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A 29-year old female asked:
How likely is it to have MSbut negative mris?I hav heat sensitivity in my foot after strange symptoms in my leg.All thatcame up in mris was disc probs
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A 36-year old female asked:
What can cause severe heat sensitivity w/ normal thyroid and antibodies? Affects mental function. Pcp- not concerned about quality of life issues.....
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A 48-year old asked:
Which disease could cause severe hip pain, muscle weakness, hair and tooth loss, & light & heat sensitivity?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing loss of sex drive. The following also describe me: Lethargy, Irritability, Feeling anxious, Trouble sleeping, and Heat sensitivity. What should I do?
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A 29-year old female asked:
After taking a dose of prednisone i had sudden numbness&strange sensations in left leg.Lingering heat sensitivity in left heel since then.MRI brain/spine show herniated disc,osterarthritis&anteriorlisthesis. Was worried about ms but mri neg. Thoughts?
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A 49-year old asked:
Could heat stroke sensitivity ever go away?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Can lotensin (benazepril) cause over sensitivity to heat?
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A 37-year old female asked:
What would s severe sensitivity 2 heat & cold be caused from...Both actually cause myclonic episodes?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What causes sensitivity to heat? If I get too hot, I get nauseous dizzy and buzzing in my ears.
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A 25-year old male asked:
Pain in lower jaw intensifies when opening mouth. No toothpain or sensitivity to heat or cold. Started 2 days ago nose bleed started tonight?
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A 29-year old female asked:
If I am having temperature sensitivity due to hypothyroidism, am I more susceptible to the extreme summer heat?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Ive been getting a sun/heat rash, and I think its from my birth control causing sun sensitivity. Is this correct, and what can I do about this?
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A member asked:
Root canal and extreme sensitivity later? I had a root canal done on a molar in the bottom left of my jaw eight months ago. Just recently, a few days ago, i started feeling extreme sensitivity to cold and heat around the same tooth. Could i be feeling sen
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A 32-year old male asked:
What could be the cause of much greater sensitivity to cold, faster cooling of the body and reduced heat generation? I have already done all the basic tests, all the thyroid tests (TSH, FT3, FT4, anti-TPO, anti-TG) everything is normal?
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A 66-year old female asked:
Sober, with f1 hepc and recent high gamma GT of 93, high AST of 47, normal ALT of 46. Gallstones and tenderness and feeling of heat in top right of rib.
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A 28-year old female asked:
I use the computer a lot for work. The last few weeks Ive had pain my palms at the base of all fingers & wrist pain. No lumps there, just some mild tenderness. Tried ice/heat/NSAIDS. Cant see ortho yet. What is the most likely differential?
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