Numbness in children:
In the case of sitting for a long time, an adult or a child may feel numbness in the extremities, but with a change in the position of the body, and after a few minutes this sensation will disappear, but in some cases the feeling of anesthesia or numbness in the extremities may continue, and this requires a visit to a doctor, in order to undergo examinations necessary and appropriate treatment.
Numbness in children and adults and its causes:
Doctors explained that numbness is a defect in the sensation in the skin. This feeling is accompanied by a sense of tingling and lethargy in the extremities. A person may feel numbness for the following reasons:
- Sitting in the wrong position for a long time, and after changing the position of the body and waiting for several minutes, the body returns to normal, and this is not a satisfactory condition.
- A nerve disorder, or even a neck disorder, causes a sense of numbness in the extremities.
- In the case of a lower body injury, this results in numbness in the lower back and feet.
- The cause may also be due to pressure in the nerves, as a result of a tumor or aneurysm, as well as infection.
- Numbness may be an indication of a deficiency in calcium levels in potassium as well as a deficiency in the rate of sodium in the body, and this is often the result of the appearance of numbness, especially in children.
- The use of some medicines that carry side effects, which may include a feeling of numbness.
- Lack of ischemia in certain areas of the body, including atherosclerosis or inflammation of the blood vessels.
- The feeling of numbness may be due to chemical drugs or exposure to radiation therapy, as well as alcohol and smoking.
- Different animal bites, cause a sense of numbness.
- Numbness in children may be due to seafood poisoning.
- Diabetic carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Vitamin B12 deficiency, because it is one of the most important vitamins that harm and cause nerve dysfunction.
- Migraine or migraine headaches.
- Stroke, as well as multiple sclerosis, are among the causes that result in numbness or anesthesia.
Serious symptoms associated with numbness that require a visit to a doctor:
There are some symptoms, as soon as they appear, you must visit a doctor immediately, and they may require careful medical attention:
- Sudden numbness without any reasons.
- Head injury with a feeling of numbness in a part or in the whole body.
- Double sense of paralysis or weakness in limb control.
- Numbness in children accompanied by severe and severe headache.
- Loss of consciousness for a short or long time, and this sensation is accompanied by numbness in the extremities.
- Visit the doctor in case of numbness and difficulty speaking or comprehending.
- Sudden darkening, or a change in vision with numbness.
- Complete weakness or difficulty walking and numbness in the lower extremities of the body such as the feet and thigh.
Numbness treatment steps followed by doctors:
- Treatment of numbness in the extremities depends mainly on proper diagnosis by a specialist.
- Treating the same disease that results in numbness works to hide the same symptom that a person feels.
- In the case of foliating diseases such as peripheral neuropathy, there is no treatment currently available.
- As for the incidence of neuropathies without a medical history, treatment is available for this condition, such as that caused by diabetes.
- Monitor the level of missing vitamins in the body, and take them as tablets or nutritional supplements, under the advice of a doctor.
