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Why a Limb Falls Asleep
Why a Limb Falls AsleepWhen a hand or foot falls asleep, the familiar pins-and-needles feeling is temporary paresthesia after the limb stays still. Major health pages split on whether pressure on a nerve, cut-off blood supply to nerves, or both is the everyday cause. Changing position usually restores feeling within minutes as nerve messages restart.
Duration: 5:41
- Cleveland Clinic — When to Worry About Pins and Needles
- numbness- Better Health Victoria — Pins and Needles
- or-feet-asleep-what-to-do-2020022118924- NHS — Pins and Needles
- my.clevelandclinic.org
- health.harvard.edu
- dansplain.xyz
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