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....more »
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Medical Conditions associated with Chest burning sensation:
Burning (49 causes), Chest symptoms (1208 causes), Burning symptoms (417 causes), Paresthesias (423 causes), Tingling (811 causes), Nerve symptoms (8848 causes), Sensory symptoms (6628 causes), Neurological symptoms (9194 causes), Temperature symptoms (2017 causes), Pain (5963 causes), Sensations (6091 causes), Skin symptoms (5718 causes), Brain symptoms (2165 causes), Skin problems (3429 causes), Common symptoms (7994 causes), Body symptoms (4926 causes), Head symptoms (9526 causes)
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Skin burning, Chest pain (823 causes), Chest itch, Tingling skin (21 causes), Chest discomfort (29 causes), Diabetes (148 causes), Peripheral artery disease, Peripheral Neuropathy (83 causes), Myocardial infarction (1 cause), Sun burn (1 cause), Chemical burn, Heat burn, Peripheral nerve trauma, Peripheral nerve compression, Cold (734 causes), Cerebrovascular accident, Chest injury
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