Proper word for the phenomean when your legs/hands sleep

Former Member

Hi,

Basically my native language is not english and that's why i am asking this questions, and i have to "google" about it, and know exactly what it is. But problem is i dont know what is exact word for it in English.

Though i have this problem from many years but now i wanted to fix it or at-least know what it is? So what you say to this phenomena when your legs/hands sleep while you are sitting working/reading.

Former Member

Erm... I just say my arms asleep or dead.... Dunno what the proper word is
:-P
C-A x

Former Member

Yup, asleep or numb

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ermm yeah, if i get up quickly and my leg is like that I'll usually say "ahhh my leg went to sleep" or "eek i've got a dead leg"

:P

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aboylearning wrote: »

Hi,

Basically my native language is not english and that's why i am asking this questions, and i have to "google" about it, and know exactly what it is. But problem is i dont know what is exact word for it in English.

Though i have this problem from many years but now i wanted to fix it or at-least know what it is? So what you say to this phenomena when your legs/hands sleep while you are sitting working/reading.

Do you mean like 'pins and needles' when the limb goes 'dead'? This is called paresthesia.

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I wake up with a 'dead' hand when my head has been positioned on it during sleep.

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Teagan wrote: »

Do you mean like 'pins and needles' when the limb goes 'dead'? This is called paresthesia.

It actually has a name?! wow haha
C-A x

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crying-angel wrote: »

It actually has a name?! wow haha
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Thanks everyone, i got the name, its called "numbness"

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aboylearning wrote: »

Thanks everyone, i got the name, its called "numbness"

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! You fooled us! I thought you were looking for the medical term.