Pathological sensations

Tingling in the legs

Tingling in the legs occurs when tired, wearing uncomfortable shoes. In pathological cases, tingling is determined with restless legs syndrome, polyneuropathy, obliterating lesions of the arteries and veins of the lower extremities. For diagnostic purposes, clinical and biochemical blood tests, instrumental imaging methods are prescribed: vascular ultrasound with dopplerography, CT angiography, radiography and MRI of the spine. Treatment of diseases accompanied by tingling in the legs includes medications (antiplatelet agents, antispasmodics, sedatives and anticonvulsants), physiotherapy methods. With vascular lesions, operations are performed to restore blood flow.

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Tingling in the chest

Tingling in the chest is mainly caused by neurological (cardioneurosis, masked depression, intercostal neuralgia) and cardiac factors (arrhythmias, ischemic and inflammatory processes in the heart). Less commonly, a symptom is provoked by pathologies of the bronchopulmonary and digestive systems. In women, tingling is possible with diseases of the mammary glands. The diagnostic complex includes ultrasonic, X-ray and electrophysiological methods, laboratory tests. For the relief of stabbing pains, medications and physiotherapeutic agents are used, less often minimally invasive and surgical interventions are used.

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Tingling in the side

Tingling in the side develops with damage to the hepatobiliary zone (hepatitis, cholecystitis, dyskinesia of the gastrointestinal tract), chronic pancreatitis, intestinal diseases (colitis, IBS, polyposis). Less commonly, the symptom is associated with an increase or injury to the spleen, abdominal hernia, gynecological diseases in women. To establish the causes of tingling, ultrasound, X-ray and endoscopic studies, laboratory tests of blood and feces are prescribed. Treatment of stabbing sensations in the side involves the use of analgesics and antispasmodics, etiotropic drugs, the selection of physiotherapeutic methods.

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Tingling

Tingling is a recurring stabbing sensation. The tingling may be superficial (on the skin and mucous membranes) or deep (in the chest, in the side). It can be caused by both physiological factors (eating spicy food, freezing, compression of a part of the body) and pathological causes (injuries, infections, dehydration, beriberi, etc.). Diagnosis of the causes of stabbing sensations is carried out using electrophysiological, ultrasonic, x-ray, laboratory methods. Treatment includes medication, physiotherapy and psychotherapy.

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Hypersensitivity

Hypersensitivity is a pathological phenomenon associated with a heightened perception of ordinary stimuli (auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, etc.). Accompanied by physical and psychological discomfort, sometimes - pain. Diagnostics includes consultations of medical specialists, imaging (MRI, endoscopy) and electrophysiological studies. Depending on the form of hypersensitivity and the identified causes, appropriate therapy is prescribed.

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Sensation of a foreign body in the vagina

The sensation of a foreign body in the vagina is noted with volumetric formations, inflammation, the ingress of foreign objects into the vagina. It is found in conditions caused by weakness of the pelvic floor muscles. It can be combined with pain, dyspareunia, urination and defecation disorders, and other symptoms. The cause of the sensation is established according to the data of the survey, gynecological examination, colposcopy, ultrasonography, laboratory tests. Treatment involves the use of local remedies, special exercises, hormone therapy, and surgical operations.

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Sensation of a foreign body in the anus

The sensation of a foreign body in the anus worries with the expansion of hemorrhoidal veins, inflammatory diseases, neoplasms of the anus and perianal zone, injuries of various origins, foreign objects in the rectum. It is combined with pain, a feeling of heaviness, the urge to defecate. The cause of the symptom is established according to the survey, examination of the perianal region, anoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, ultrasound, laboratory tests. The treatment regimen includes phlebotropic agents, antibiotics, hormones, local effects, and surgical interventions.

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Sensation of a foreign body in the throat

The sensation of a foreign body in the throat is observed in acute infections, otolaryngological, gastroenterological, oncological diseases, allergies, thyroid lesions, vertebrogenic pathologies, traumatic injuries, mental disorders. May be accompanied by perspiration, burning, tingling, scratching. The cause of the symptom is established according to the history, general examination, pharyngoscopy, laryngoscopy, ultrasound, MRI, laboratory tests. Apply painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics.

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Sensation of a foreign body in the eye

The sensation of a foreign body in the eye is caused by trauma, inflammatory diseases, parasitosis, protozoal infections, some pathologies of the eyelids, and volumetric formations. It can be combined with discomfort, dryness, hyperemia, burning, lacrimation. The cause of the appearance of pathological sensations is established on the basis of the data of the survey, ophthalmological examination, biomicroscopy of the eye, OCT, and other instrumental and laboratory methods. Treatment includes analgesics, reparants, antimicrobials, antihistamines, and surgery.

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Foreign body sensation

Foreign body sensation can occur in various organs and parts of the body: throat, nose, eye, ear, anus, vagina. In this case, the sensation may be false, there is no foreign object, and the subjective feeling of discomfort is associated with irritation of nerve endings during inflammation, tissue hypertrophy, microtrauma, and neurosis. To make sure that there is no foreign object, a visual and endoscopic examination is performed, as well as additional instrumental diagnostics. Treatment is prescribed in accordance with the cause of the perceived discomfort (medication, instillations, physiotherapy, psychotherapy).

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