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I have a numbness on the bottom of my left foot. As if I had a large blister which I don t have. It is at the ball of my foot and feels as if I have a bunched up sock between the ball of my foot and my toes. Location is the area of the 2 smaller toes.
Hello Dear. Have you got your blood sugar tested? If not kindly get it done. Diabetes is the most common cause of numbness and loss of sensation.
Other most common cause of toe numbness is direct compression of the nerves of the foot from footwear from shoes. Numbness of the toe can occur because of injury to the foot, nerve damage (neuropathy), and poor circulation to the foot (such as with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease). Numbness to the foot can also be caused by irritation of nerves in the low back with radiculopathy and herniated disc, Guillain-Barré syndrome, frostbite, stroke, diabetic neuropathy, beriberi, multiple sclerosis (MS), Raynaud's phenomenon, and vasculitis. There is increased potential for irritation of nerves in the foot when skeletal deformity occurs, such as from bunions.
For the time being you can take tablet neurobion once a day for 2 weeks. If it is not getting better kindly consult a physician or neurologist.
Hope i have answered your question. Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions. I ll be glad to help you. All the best With warm regards Dr Sanjay Kini
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What Causes Numbness On The Bottom Of The Foot?
Hello Dear. Have you got your blood sugar tested? If not kindly get it done. Diabetes is the most common cause of numbness and loss of sensation. Other most common cause of toe numbness is direct compression of the nerves of the foot from footwear from shoes. Numbness of the toe can occur because of injury to the foot, nerve damage (neuropathy), and poor circulation to the foot (such as with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease). Numbness to the foot can also be caused by irritation of nerves in the low back with radiculopathy and herniated disc, Guillain-Barré syndrome, frostbite, stroke, diabetic neuropathy, beriberi, multiple sclerosis (MS), Raynaud s phenomenon, and vasculitis. There is increased potential for irritation of nerves in the foot when skeletal deformity occurs, such as from bunions. For the time being you can take tablet neurobion once a day for 2 weeks. If it is not getting better kindly consult a physician or neurologist. Hope i have answered your question. Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions. I ll be glad to help you. All the best With warm regards Dr Sanjay Kini