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Why is my second toe tingling as I hit my right foot at the ground?

Posted by bakugan @aykut, Oct 3, 2023

I know it's a weird way to express what's happening but this is literally what's happening.

Whenever I hit the ground with the tip of my foot (where my toes are located) the second toe of my right foot gets paresthetic only for a second. Tingling feeling does not occur when I walk so it's unnoticable unless I hit the ground in the way I described just above. I have first noticed it last week on Friday. I believe the sensation is still there and I can still move the affected finger.

I am pretty sure I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic (got it checked in last September). I have no known peripheral vascular/nervous disease. The shoes I am currently wearing are pretty comfy. The finger looks well vascularized. I just didn't get it checked by now because I literally don't have time and thought it'd pass by its own. Hoping it's not anything serious.

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judithh | @judithh | Oct 4, 2023

Bakugan, sometimes a comfortable shoe can be the culprit. I have no explanation for this because the shoe can appear to be perfectly crafted. Try taking a break from your go-to pair, massage tingling toe when without your shoes and see if you can get over this.
My sister and I showed up at Amsterdam airport wearing identical extremely popular walking shoes for our walking tours of six European cities. We landed back in the states with our 4th and 5th toes dead-numb for a year. We had been perfectly comfortable and unaware of any toe problems. Our famous-brand shoes had been broken in by us before the trip! I hope changing shoes will help the tingling. Maybe you can even exchange your shoes due to a physical complaint.

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cindic | @cindic | Oct 5, 2023

Try researching RSD or more recently called CPRS.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Oct 5, 2023

Hi Bakugan @aykut, You mentioned you first noticed the symptoms when you hit the tip of your right foot/toes on the ground and the symptoms only last for a few seconds. Kind of reminds me of the feeling I used to get as a kid walking barefoot and stubbing my toes. Not sure I had a tingling feeling but it definitely let me know I did something to my foot. I'm a little confused by your sentence "I believe the sensation is still there and I can still move the affected finger." Did you mean the affected toe?

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kingfish1952 | @kingfish1952 | Oct 6, 2023

Do you feel this sensation when wearing open toe sandals? If not, it must be the shoe. You might need a larger size and/or a more open toe box shoe.

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bakugan | @aykut | Oct 6, 2023
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@kingfish1952

Do you feel this sensation when wearing open toe sandals? If not, it must be the shoe. You might need a larger size and/or a more open toe box shoe.

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Yes, it happens literally any time. When I weat shoes, when I wear them not etc.

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bakugan | @aykut | Oct 6, 2023
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@johnbishop

Hi Bakugan @aykut, You mentioned you first noticed the symptoms when you hit the tip of your right foot/toes on the ground and the symptoms only last for a few seconds. Kind of reminds me of the feeling I used to get as a kid walking barefoot and stubbing my toes. Not sure I had a tingling feeling but it definitely let me know I did something to my foot. I'm a little confused by your sentence "I believe the sensation is still there and I can still move the affected finger." Did you mean the affected toe?

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Oh, yes. Sensory input is still perceived by the affected toe, that's what I meant. Sorry for the confusion

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bakugan | @aykut | Oct 6, 2023
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@cindic

Try researching RSD or more recently called CPRS.

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There's barely pain, if any. It's mostly the tingling sensation I am feeling

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