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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Numbness In Toes

My toes have been numb often in the last couple of years; the sense of numbness starts behind the ball of my foot. I m 76 years old and don t have diabetes and enjoy good health. I m not sedentary, not overweight, and I eat well. Except for flour and pasta and other grains and pulses, I eat fresh food from my garden or from local farmers. For many years I have been prone to breaks in the veins of my fingers and toes; there s a somewhat painful flood which looks bruisy, but it goes away. Could this be related? The only medications I use are levothyroxine and Flonase, plus occasionally my inhaler at night to clear nasal drainage that gets stuck in my airway while I m asleep. Is this foot numbness anything of concern? Thank you!
Mon, 24 Jun 2019
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Hello,

Numbness of the toes is commonly due to the wearing of ill-fitting footwears, compression of the nerve causes numbness due to compression of the nerve & poor blood supply.

Medical conditions that may cause numbness is developing peripheral neuropathy, Raynaud's phenomenon, peripheral vascular disease, frostbite, spinal cord injury, etc.

Stay away from substance abuse or chronic alcoholism, they trigger the symptoms.

Visit ER, get physically examine. Get Electromyography, MRI, EEG & Nerve conduction studies done to detect the pathology causing you the discomfort. Get treated a the earliest.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Numbness In Toes

Hello, Numbness of the toes is commonly due to the wearing of ill-fitting footwears, compression of the nerve causes numbness due to compression of the nerve & poor blood supply. Medical conditions that may cause numbness is developing peripheral neuropathy, Raynaud s phenomenon, peripheral vascular disease, frostbite, spinal cord injury, etc. Stay away from substance abuse or chronic alcoholism, they trigger the symptoms. Visit ER, get physically examine. Get Electromyography, MRI, EEG & Nerve conduction studies done to detect the pathology causing you the discomfort. Get treated a the earliest. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician