Chest numbness
Chest numbness: Introduction
The skin sensation of partial numbness or "pins and needles" or
a type of "burning", "tingling" or "creeping" sensation of the skin,
is known as a "paresthesia".
Symptoms may start as a tingling (paresthesia) and change to a numbness,
or there may be a combination of decreased sensation (numbness) but
with heightened sensations at certain times or with stimulation.
Any type of tingling, burning, or numbness is usually a symptom related to a sensory nerve being damaged, diseased,
or injured.
Causes depend on the exact location of the paresthesia sensations,
but typically include a physical nerve injury type condition
(e.g. a nerve entrapment or some type of pressure being applied to a nerve
directly or to the spinal attachment of that nerve),
or a disease condition affecting the nerves (e.g. neuropathy, diabetic
neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and others).
Having these sensory symptoms in multiple locations,
or the recurrence of similar
symptoms in different locations is a hallmark symptom of multiple sclerosis,
so your doctor will likely ask about the past history of similar symptoms
to assess the likelihood of multiple sclerosis as a diagnosis (see symptoms of multiple
sclerosis).
Any of these tingling or numbness symptoms are more than just annoying; they can indicate a serious
medical condition and require prompt medical diagnosis by a professional.
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Causes of Chest numbness:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Chest numbness.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Chest numbness
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Chest numbness: Symptom Checker
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Chest numbness
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- CHEST PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Chest pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Chest Pain
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
- [ read ]
- Chest pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Paresthesia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Chest pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Chest pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Paresthesia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Chest Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Chest numbness: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
- Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
- Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
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Misdiagnosis and Chest numbness
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Chest numbness
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Medications or substances causing Chest numbness:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Chest numbness as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Chest numbness
Detailed list of causes of Chest numbness
The list below shows some of the causes of Chest numbness mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Chest numbness
How Common are these Causes of Chest numbness?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Chest numbness.
Of the 8
causes of Chest numbness that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 8
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 8
causes of Chest numbness
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Causes of Chest numbness Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Chest numbness based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Chest numbness:
Medical Conditions associated with Chest numbness:
Numbness (378 causes), Chest symptoms (1043 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes)
Symptoms related to Chest numbness:
Chest pain (785 causes), Chest tingling, Chest discomfort (29 causes), Breathing symptoms (2775 causes), Diabetes (183 causes), Peripheral neuropathy (83 causes), Myocardial infarction (1 cause), Sensory nerve trauma, Sensory nerve compression, Cold (719 causes), Cerebrovascular accident, Chest injury
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