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What Causes Itchy, Tingling Feeling On Left Side Of Face And Neck?

Every once in a while I getting a tingling itchy feeling on the left side of my face and neck. After I rub it, it goes away. No pain whatsoever. I am almost 65, have A-Fib, but I have exercised my entire life. My resting heart rate is usually 60 or less, and my resting blood pressure is typically 120/70 or better,
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Hello,

I can understand your concern for the itchy, tingling feeling on left side of face and neck.

As I can get that from your query that you are 65 years of age so it is quite common in your age group to have deficiency of vitamin B12 or vitamin D level.

In your kind of cases at 65 years it is most frequently seen due to deficiency of vitamin B 12. I suggest you to eat green vegetable and lot of fruits.

A low serum B12 level can cause nerve twitch and itchy, tingling feeling on left side of face and neck.

In my patients I generally give Vitamin B12 supplementation daily. You can take further guidance from your family physician.

All the best.
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What Causes Itchy, Tingling Feeling On Left Side Of Face And Neck?

Hello, I can understand your concern for the itchy, tingling feeling on left side of face and neck. As I can get that from your query that you are 65 years of age so it is quite common in your age group to have deficiency of vitamin B12 or vitamin D level. In your kind of cases at 65 years it is most frequently seen due to deficiency of vitamin B 12. I suggest you to eat green vegetable and lot of fruits. A low serum B12 level can cause nerve twitch and itchy, tingling feeling on left side of face and neck. In my patients I generally give Vitamin B12 supplementation daily. You can take further guidance from your family physician. All the best.