Numbness and Tingling

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Call your Health Care Provider if

Call your local emergency number (such as 911) or get safely to an emergency room if:

• Paralysis occurs along with numbness or tingling, including facial paralysis.
• Numbness or tingling occur just after a head, neck, or back injury.
• You cannot control the movement of an arm or a leg or you have lost bladder or bowel control.
• You are confused or have lost consciousness, even briefly.
• You have slurred speech, loss of or change in vision, difficulty walking, or weakness.

Call your doctor if

• Numbness or tingling is not explained by an obvious cause (such as position-related "falling asleep" of a hand or foot).
• You have pain in your neck, forearm, or fingers.
• You have increased frequency of urination.
• Your numbness or tingling is in your legs and it worsens when you walk.
• You have a rash.
• You have dizziness, vertigo, muscle spasm, or other unusual symptoms.