whats with my numb toes?

Question

i seem to often have cold feet and my toes go numb when im driving, which isn't really very helpful for the old clutch control. wondering if its a circulation problem, any suggestions?

i'm only 24 btw

Answer 1

Could just be circulation. Try wearing circulation stockings or compression hose. When sitting still move your legs and feet around often. OR it may be a neurological deficit. A damaged vertebrae in you neck or back often has no other symptoms than numbness and tingling in the extremities. Often the vertebrae can be damaged without any apparent injury, (degenerative disc disease). May need a CT or MRI for diagnosis.

Answer 2

many conditions can cause numbness in the toes. one is poor circulation to the legs. i would check both pulses in my feet to see if both are strong, another is a compressed nerve, but would be more likely to be on one side not both. another is diabetes, especially in the more advanced stages. another could be a compressed nerve higher in the leg, but going to the toes. then there is micro vessel disease where the small vessels are stopped up and there is less blood supplied. with large vessel blockage, you should also have other symptoms besides just the toe numbness. yet, if you have not had a cardiac work up, there may be some blockages you are unaware of. I was only 39 when they found my first blockage. There are just to many things to mention them all. i would suggest talking with a Dr about this.

Answer 3

Mine go numb quite often too. And my feet are cold alot too. My doc. doesn't seem worried since it is not constant. Says it is just the way I set sometimes. My arms do that alot when I sleep too. Doc. says the same for that also. Says he has it too. Just a part of getting older. I'm 41.

Answer 4

NOT a Podiatrist. Go to an internist.

Answer 5

i have the same problem, it could be a circulation problem, neurological, or Reynolds. Go to a podiatrist.

Answer 6

are you diabetic? could be the beginnings of neuropathy