Pathological sensations

Pulsation in the temples

Pulsation in the temples is observed in cerebral atherosclerosis, essential and symptomatic hypertension, hydrocephalus, migraine, VVD, temporal arteritis, and some intoxications. It can be long-term or short-term, one-sided or two-sided. The cause of the symptom is established based on the results of the survey, physical examination, additional diagnostic procedures. Treatment includes antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs, other medications. Sometimes surgery is indicated.

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Ripple

Pulsation can be felt in the temples, vessels of the neck, epigastric region, chest. At the same time, patients feel rhythmic pulse shocks to the beat of the heart in the head, chest, and abdomen. The symptom is most often a sign of cardiovascular pathology. Diagnosis includes electrocardiography, echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, angiography. Therapeutic tactics are selected taking into account the cause of the pulsation, may include drug therapy, surgical treatment using endovascular and open methods.

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Hot flashes in women

Hot flashes in women most often begin during menopause against the background of hormonal changes. Paroxysms of heat and flushing of the skin are found in panic attacks and psychosomatic disorders, carcinoid syndrome, endocrine pathologies (diabetes mellitus, thyropathies). The diagnostic study plan for women with hot flashes includes an extended hormonal profile, gynecological examination, ultrasound of the genital organs, radiographic imaging methods. In the treatment, hormone replacement therapy, antidepressants and tranquilizers, methods of physiotherapy and psychotherapy are used.

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Flushes of heat to the head

Hot flashes to the head occur as a result of physical and mental overstrain, against the background of diseases - menopausal syndrome, vegetovascular dystonia, hypertensive crisis and atherosclerosis. Less often, symptoms appear as a side effect of antihypertensive drugs, as well as in endocrine and neurological diseases. Diagnostic examination includes an assessment of the vegetative status, instrumental methods (EEG, ECG, echocardiography), an extended hormonal and lipid profile. Treatment consists of normalizing lifestyle, taking medications (sedatives, tranquilizers, hormones), physiotherapy.

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Hot flashes

Hot flashes appear under the influence of physiological causes (hot and spicy food, alcohol, stress), but more often they are a sign of diseases of the reproductive, endocrine, nervous or cardiovascular system. Given the variety of etiological factors, diagnostics requires instrumental studies - ultrasound, X-ray, electrophysiological, laboratory tests (hemogram, blood biochemistry, hormonal profile). Treatment of hot flashes involves a combination of medication, physiotherapy and psychotherapy. The surgical approach is rarely used, mainly for neoplasms.

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Pinching tongue

Pinching of the tongue is noted with glossalgia, glossodynia, desquamative glossitis, xerostomia, oral candidiasis, dental diseases, and allergic reactions. It may be due to the use of certain foods and drinks, smoking, taking medications. To determine the cause of the symptom, a survey and dental examination are carried out, ultrasonography, sialography, electromyography, other instrumental studies, and laboratory techniques are used. Treatment includes drugs of general and local action, physiotherapy.

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Skin tingling

Tingling of the skin is observed with traumatic injuries, allergic dermatoses, dermatomycosis, infectious dermatoses. It can be combined with itching, burning, pain. Often accompanied by the formation of various skin elements: vesicles, papules, pustules, etc. The cause of the symptom is established on the basis of complaints, anamnesis, dermatological examination data and laboratory tests. Depending on the etiology and severity of the pathological process, antibiotics, antimycotics, hormonal agents, antihistamines, immunomodulators are prescribed. Carry out the processing of foci. Carry out physiotherapy.

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Pinching

Pinching of the skin and mucous membranes combines the sensations of a slight burning sensation and tingling. This reaction may appear in response to exposure to sunlight, mechanical, thermal, chemical irritants, allergens, infection by fungi and parasites. To find out the causes of tingling, a dermatological examination (luminescent diagnostics, skin scrapings), a dental examination, allergy and allergy tests, and hematological examinations are carried out. Treatment is usually carried out locally with the help of hormonal, antihistamine, antimycotic drugs, baths and lotions.

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Tongue prickling

Tingling of the tongue occurs when it is injured by carious teeth or prostheses, desquamative and Gunther's glossitis, xerostomia. The symptom is typical for glossodynia, glossalgia, which develop with endocrine, gastroenterological or neurological pathologies. To diagnose the causes of tingling, a dental examination, microscopic and bacteriological analysis of tongue scrapings, instrumental methods (sonography of the salivary glands, EFGDS, electromyography) are performed. Treatment involves a combination of medication (etiotropic and pathogenetic drugs) and physiotherapy techniques.

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Tingling in the hands

Tingling in the hands appears with various neurological problems: carpal tunnel syndrome, radial nerve neuropathy, spinal compression caused by a herniated disc. Less commonly, stabbing sensations develop as part of neuroses, vitamin deficiency B12, caffeine or alcohol intoxication. To diagnose the causes of tingling, ENMG, angiography and Doppler flowmetry, radiography of the hand and MRI of the spinal column are performed. To relieve symptoms, drugs (antiplatelet agents, anti-inflammatory and sedative drugs), physiotherapy methods, and surgical interventions are used.

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