Burning sensation Overview
Burning sensations refer to a skin sensation (rather than actual “burns”), which people may describe also with terms such as tingling, creeping, crawling, tickling, itching, and so on. Burning may describe anything from a mild tingling to a severe pain sensation. The general medical term for this type of sensation is paresthesia, which may range from numbness to severe pain. Common types are tingling fingers and tingling toes, although many types and locations are possible.
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- Tingling: Tingling is a nerve sensation symptom that can affect various body areas. Common types are tingling toes and tingling fingers
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- Pain: Pain is a very common symptom that can affect almost any region of the body. Common types of pain include
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- Paresthesias: Paresthesia is the general name for abnormal sensations. People use a variety of terms for these sensations, such as: tingling
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- Numbness: Numbness is the loss of nerve sensation in a region. Total numbness is the complete loss of sensation, but also
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- Tingling Fingers: A tingling feeling in the fingers refers to that kind of burning sensation, half-numbness, sometimes called "pins-and-needles
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