Tingling, burning and crawling - what are altered sensations in MS

Breaking it down - A multiple sclerosis podcast

06-02-2023 • 51 mins

In this episode, we talk about altered sensations. So what are altered sensations then? They are a bunch of sensory symptoms that can occur in MS, such as burning, tingling, pins and needles, crawling, numbness, prickling and the list goes on!

We talk to Dr Amanda Howarth, a pain specialist about what exactly they are and why they happen. We also share some of the MS community's life hacks around living with altered sensations.

Episode notes:
- MS Trust A-Z page on altered sensations: mstrust.org.uk/altered-sensations
- MS Trust A-Z page on pain: mstrust.org.uk/pain
- MS Trust Blog - What's with the strange tingling, crawling, burning and prickling feelings?: mstrust.org.uk/news/expert/whats-strange-tingling-crawling-burning-and-prickling-feelings
- MS Trust A-Z on Complementary and alternative medicine: mstrust.org.uk/complementary-and-alternative-medicine
- MS Trust A-Z on Cannabis: mstrust.org.uk/cannabis
- MS Trust A-Z on Sativex:mstrust.org.uk/sativex
- MS Trust A-Z on Gabapentin: mstrust.org.uk/gabapentin

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