What is the medical term for your foot "falling asleep"?
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The term sometimes used is paresthesia. Paresthesia is a sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of the skin with no apparent physical cause. This lack of sensation is caused by a temporary impedance of blood flow to the extremity which results in nerve cells being starved of oxygen and glucose. Additionally, the impedance of blood flow is usually due to pressure on the limb which in turn compresses the nerve cells, making transmission of neural impulses more difficult. Transient paresthesia is the familiar sensation of "pins and needles" felt when oxygen and glucose-rich blood return to the nerve cells which in turn fire at an accelerated rate until they establish their regular transmission rate.
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Wiggly diggily
Footus fallingasleepus. Ha. Lol.
I think it is just decreased blood flow to that appendage, sorry that isn't a "medical term", but isn't it just constricted circulation
Paresthesia
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