Hypoesthesia

Hypoesthesia or numbness is a common side effect of various medical conditions that manifests as a reduced sense of touch or sensation, or a partial loss of sensitivity to sensory stimuli.

A few examples of the most common illnesses and diseases that can cause hypoesthesia as a side effect are as follows: Decompression sickness occurs during rapid ascent, spanning 20 or more feet (typically from underwater).

[1] Rhombencephalitis involves bacterial invasion of the brainstem and trigeminal nerve, and has a wide variety of symptoms that may vary between patients.

[5] The inability to convey information from the body to the central nervous system will cause a total lack of feeling in the associated regions.

A patient experiencing symptoms of hypoesthesia is often asked a series of questions to pinpoint the location and severity of the sensory disruption.

[citation needed] Treatment of hypoethesia are aimed at targeting the more broad disease or illnesses that has caused the side effect of sensation loss.