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What Causes Tingling In The Left Arm?

Experiencing weakness and a sort of foreign tingling and butterfly sort of feeling in left arm. It doesn t neccesarily hurt but doesn t feel right either. There is no pain in my chest lungs or head. I have a slight shortness of breath, but not an issue. What is going on?!! Scared it s my heart
Tue, 5 May 2015
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dear patient........tingling sensations are mostly related with alot of other signs and symptoms it mostly depends on age and comorbids like any other diseases if you are having for examole if you are wel and you dont ahve any other disease than tingling sensations can be temporary and there is no reason to get worried about them but if your heamoglobin is low than it can be corrected with iron supplements also if your are diabeticthan you need to control your sugars in order to get rid of this sensation rest it is ordinary and do regular excercise of ur left arm and it is not related to heart but if you are above 45 its advisible to get and ecg done
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What Causes Tingling In The Left Arm?

dear patient........tingling sensations are mostly related with alot of other signs and symptoms it mostly depends on age and comorbids like any other diseases if you are having for examole if you are wel and you dont ahve any other disease than tingling sensations can be temporary and there is no reason to get worried about them but if your heamoglobin is low than it can be corrected with iron supplements also if your are diabeticthan you need to control your sugars in order to get rid of this sensation rest it is ordinary and do regular excercise of ur left arm and it is not related to heart but if you are above 45 its advisible to get and ecg done