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Gritty or sandy sensations all over the body
I need help for my elderly mother. She has itched all over her body for about 2 years without any help but now on top of the itching she feels like everything she touch or anything that touches her skin feels like sand or gritty. She can’t use towels, she has trouble sleeping because she thinks the sheets feel like sand.
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Hello @catalina9, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear your mother is suffering from the itching and other symptoms without any help. I know it must be difficult for you as well as your mother. Here is some research I thought you might find helpful if you haven't already seen it:
-- Management of Itch in the Elderly: A Review
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6828892/
There are quite a few members who have started discussions and commented on itching all over the body if you want to scan through them while you wait for other members to respond - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/
You mentioned your mother can't use towels and the sheets feel like sand. It sounds similar to what members have described in the following discussion:
-- Clothing & Allodynia Help: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/clothing-allodynia-help/
Have your mother's doctors mentioned any possible causes or treatments for the skin sensitivity?
No, the doctors haven’t been much help. I’m hoping to get her referred to a neurologist. Her main doctor has done all he can do and the dermatologist is trying her on some new medication to see if it will help. Thank you for the articles, I will read them and see if they can help in anyway.
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