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I have numbness and tingling in my arm after blood was drawn. Do I need an EKG?
Query: Hi doctor, I had blood drawn five weeks ago and since then felt numbness and tingling in my right arm and right leg. Although numbness and tingling have gotten better, I still feel slight numbness in right pinky and third finger. I also feel burning/pinching in the crease of my arm where she drew bl... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to a pinched nerve, possibly related to the venous puncture. I do not think that the numbness in the leg is related to the procedure. It could be just a little anxiety. Anyway, if the numbness... Read Full »
My daughter experiences numbness and pain in her ear. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,My 12-year-old daughter feels like she is going deaf. She has numbness in the ear and on-and-off pain. What should I do? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. Firstly, I would like to give you an overview of your daughter's condition. Since you mentioned that she has taken Claritin, I assume she has a history of allergic rhinitis. Other than causing paroxysmal sneezing, blo... Read Full »
I have numbness at the base of my tongue and a globus sensation in the throat. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have the following symptoms, numbness at the right side of the base of the tongue at the back, and a globus sensation at the right side back of the throat. Sometimes I get a sharp stabbing pain that comes and goes. Pain radiating to my right ear and surrounding the ear. This sensatio... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the complaint carefully and watched all the files and pictures (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Throat and tongue numbness is mainly a neurological complaint that needs a neurologist, not an ENT doctor. There are two main causes of r... Read Full »
Why do I have numbness and weakness in my legs?
Query: Hello doctor, I am around 20 years old and have had numbness and slight weakness in my legs. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I would like to get detailed information about your symptoms: 1. Is numbness limited to only toes or whole feet? 2. Do you have any pinprick sensation, tingling, burning, or decreased touch sensation over your toes or something else? 3.... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 20-year-old weighing 165 pounds and a height of 6 feet 1 inch. I am on no medications. I have been sick this past week with coughing, sore throat, and stuffy and runny nose. Now for the past three days, I have been experiencing a constant numbness in my hands and feet, and it will ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Thanks for using icliniq.com. I have gone through your query, and I can understand your concerns. The symptoms you have mentioned suggest the possibility of a simple upper respiratory tract infection, probably pharyngitis (inflammations of your throat). This is nothing to do with circulatio... Read Full »
How to cure my numb hand, face, and head with weak convulsions?
Query: Hello doctor, I quite often suffer from feeling numbness in the part of my head, face, and hand. I also quite often feel something like weak convulsions in the head. Those are very often with a headache. I am also very sensitive to the light and temperature changes. Those very often cause very stron... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read carefully your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to different possible causes like fibromyalgia, vitamin D or vitamin B12 deficiency, tension-type headache related to psychological stress, multiple sclerosis, small vessel disease o... Read Full »
I have numbness near the fractured clavicle. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,My clavicle is fractured. When I consulted a doctor, I forgot to mention the numbness of my shoulder. I did not undergo any surgery. I have attached my reports. Should I be concerned? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the reports attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity), your fracture is not displaced. If there is an extensive or radiating numbness to the affected hand, consult your physician for physical examination. Read Full »
What is the reason for my feeling weak and numb throughout the day for almost a month?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been feeling weak, numb, and almost passing out throughout the day randomly for a month. I had a CTA in the ER, and they sent me home with this report. And they said to check with neurology, but not to worry. I have read and it says not to worry unless you are symptomatic, which... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have hypoplastic right intracranial vertebral and basilar arteries and severe hypoplasia of the right posterior cerebral artery (the P1 segment). But with a patent right posterior communicating artery, which is supplying blood to the right posterior circulation. In my... Read Full »
I feel fatigue and numb with peripheral neuropathy. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,One laboratory report says that I am positive for Lyme disease and another lab report says it is negative. Both used serum and western blot. I was in tick-borne Lyme areas overseas but do not recall a bite specifically. I have a positive ANA test (speckled pattern 1:80), anti-ds-DNA 8 iU/m... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your ANA (antinuclear antibody) report is not much significant. Lyme disease test IgG positivity reflects its chronic presence. Many of your neurological symptoms could be attributed to it. However, few symptoms need further evaluation by a rheumatologist, because a physi... Read Full »
I have pain and grip issues in the right hands and legs. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have SLE with peripheral neuropathy. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. I have seen the uploaded MRI (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) and the notes of the doctor who is treating. 2. SLE is a multisystem disease meaning that it can affect various bodily systems like joints, skin, central nervous system, and perip... Read Full »