Tingling sensation and sudden numbness can be felt in any part of the body. Nerves are responsible for feeling pain and any kind of sensation. When there is nerve dysfunction in particular part of the body it can cause tingling sensation. Similarly, any lack of communication or miscommunication between the nerve signals of the body and brain it can cause neuropathy. Prolonged diabetes can cause tingling feeling in feet and in severe cases it can cause numbness.
Tingling in face can be caused by multiple reasons like nerve damage and specific disorders. In many people there may not be any apparent cause for neuropathy. Tingling in face and extremities can be a sign of stroke also. In rare cases tingling feeling can be the result of brain tumor.
Tingling in face and other body parts can occur just for few seconds and for few minutes. The sensation can be acute and sudden in many cases and it can be slow and gradual in some people.
How Can You Describe Tingling Sensation?
- You may feel that your skin has become numb and tingly.
- You may feel that your muscles are tingling and uneasy.
- Some people describe the “tingling” feeling that paralysis of the body or specific part. It feels as though specific part of the body has been anesthetized.
- Some people describe this feeling as “crawling” or “tickling” of skin or muscles.
- You may feel like skin is itchy or giving you sort of prickly feeling.
- There are people who develop goose-bumps suddenly due to tingling feeling.
- You may feel as though the skin is frozen for time-being and you may not have any feeling on that part of the skin.
- Although such feelings are present for the affected person, there would not be any (real) numbness or visible marks on the skin. And there would not be any abnormalities in the skin during physical examination.
Tingling :
- Tingling or temporary numbness can be present anywhere in the body. Skin of various body parts like hands, legs, fingers, toes, face, neck and torso can develop tingling sensation.
- Tingling feeling can affect only specific area or sometimes it can spread to other parts of the body as well.
- Tingling in face may “come and go” or can occur frequently in some people depending on the disease condition.
- Tingling in face can precede or follow certain stressful events or periods of anxiety and fear.
- For some people tingling sensation can occur without any obvious reason.
- The intensity of tingling feeling can range from mild to severe.
Causes Of Tingling In Face :