numbness
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Myelin loss can lead to numbness, pain, difficulty walking, and problems with memory and thinking.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
And more serious concerns such as a stroke need to be ruled out when dizziness or vertigo is accompanied by severe imbalance, double vision, slurred speech, weakness, numbness, trouble walking or decreased alertness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Pat Cullen told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme there was a sense of numbness across the community for what is an awful tragedy.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Worse than normalization; we have descended into numbness.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
“I cannot fly, anyway, until the numbness leaves my wing.”
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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