Re: Pins and needles vs. tingling: what's the difference?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

OTTOMH I would say you are right. Althjough very simiklar I would say

that pins and needles is a stonger sensation that just tingling.

HTH

Rod

Sosnovsky wrote:

>Dear Colleagues,

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>

>

>I have difficulty ranging the severity of these symptoms of paresthesia.

>They sound nearly synonymic and seem to be often used interchangeably but I

>suspect that tingling is a bit milder than pins and needles. Am I right?

>

>

>

>Best regards,

>

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>Hi dears,

>I've just found accidently this very good free on-line French Dictionary of

>Cardiology. Written in French, it gives definitions for a lot of words,

>descriptions of the main clinical studies, etc. You'll find also

>explanations of abbreviations, including foreign abbreviations when commonly

>used in cardiol.

>It contains 148 pages, searchable and classified in alphabetical order.

>Here's the address :

>http://62.212.113.7/ahiim/dictionnaire.cfm?lettre=a

><http://62.212.113.7/ahiim/dictionnaire.cfm?lettre=a & start=1 & end=20 & page=1>

> & start=1 & end=20 & page=1

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[Guest guest]

" Pins and needles " suggests an element of pain sensation, albeit mild, whereas

tingling does not.

cheers

Sue

>

> >Dear Colleagues,

> >

> >

> >

> >I have difficulty ranging the severity of these symptoms of paresthesia.

> >They sound nearly synonymic and seem to be often used interchangeably but I

> >suspect that tingling is a bit milder than pins and needles. Am I right?

> >

> >

> >

> >Best regards,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >_________________________

> > Sosnovsky, M.D.

> >Biomedical Translation & Editing

> >English > Russian < French

> >Moscow, Russia

> >email: mail@...

> > <http://www.biomedtrans.ru> http://www.biomedtrans.ru

> >Tel.: +7

> >Fax: +1

> >Skype: alex_sosnovsky

> >

> >

> >

> >From: medical_translation

> >[mailto:medical_translation ] On Behalf Of cgtradmed

> >Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:30 AM

> >To: medical_translation

> >Subject: O-T: Dictionary of Cardiology (FR)

> >Importance: High

> >

> >

> >

> >Hi dears,

> >I've just found accidently this very good free on-line French Dictionary of

> >Cardiology. Written in French, it gives definitions for a lot of words,

> >descriptions of the main clinical studies, etc. You'll find also

> >explanations of abbreviations, including foreign abbreviations when commonly

> >used in cardiol.

> >It contains 148 pages, searchable and classified in alphabetical order.

> >Here's the address :

> >http://62.212.113.7/ahiim/dictionnaire.cfm?lettre=a

> ><http://62.212.113.7/ahiim/dictionnaire.cfm?lettre=a & start=1 & end=20 & page=1>

> > & start=1 & end=20 & page=1

> >Hope this will be of some help.

> >Have a nice Sunday

> > (who really enjoys the Soccer World Cup because it gives her every

> >reason to work harder as watching TV has become a real pain :-))

> >Moderator

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I agree with you that " tingling " is a little milder than " pins and

needles " (that to me involves a slight bit of actual pain).

Kathleen R. Goldsmith Killing, MD

São o, Brazil

Sosnovsky wrote:

>

>

> Dear Colleagues,

>

> I have difficulty ranging the severity of these symptoms of paresthesia.

> They sound nearly synonymic and seem to be often used interchangeably

> but I

> suspect that tingling is a bit milder than pins and needles. Am I right?

>

> Best regards,

>

>

> _________________________

> Sosnovsky, M.D.

> Biomedical Translation & Editing

> English > Russian < French

> Moscow, Russia

> email: <mailto:mail@... <mailto:mail%40rusmedtrans.com>>

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> <mailto:medical_translation%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of cgtradmed

> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:30 AM

> To: medical_translation

> <mailto:medical_translation%40yahoogroups.com>

> Subject: O-T: Dictionary of Cardiology (FR)

> Importance: High

>

> Hi dears,

> I've just found accidently this very good free on-line French

> Dictionary of

> Cardiology. Written in French, it gives definitions for a lot of words,

> descriptions of the main clinical studies, etc. You'll find also

> explanations of abbreviations, including foreign abbreviations when

> commonly

> used in cardiol.

> It contains 148 pages, searchable and classified in alphabetical order.

> Here's the address :

> http://62.212.113.7/ahiim/dictionnaire.cfm?lettre=a

> <http://62.212.113.7/ahiim/dictionnaire.cfm?lettre=a & start=1 & end=20 & page=1

> <http://62.212.113.7/ahiim/dictionnaire.cfm?lettre=a & start=1 & end=20 & page=1>>

> & start=1 & end=20 & page=1

> Hope this will be of some help.

> Have a nice Sunday

> (who really enjoys the Soccer World Cup because it gives her

> every

> reason to work harder as watching TV has become a real pain :-))

> Moderator

>

>

[Guest guest]

Although I am loathe to disagree with my esteemed colleague, but I think there

is more to the answer than there was in the question. I think the difference

between " pins and needles " & " tingling " is almost zero. Pain, nowadays, is

usually measured on a numeric, visuo-spatial, or verbal analogue scale (mild,

moderate, severe). Pain is also commonly nowadays considered another " vital

sign " so that nursing staff ask about it (ask for a rating) when checking blood

pressure, pulse, etc. Qualifiers such as " pins and needles " , " electric " , " dull "

may help to distinguish the physiologic cause of the pain (e.g. nerve damage,

arthritis or distended internal organ) but severity is best put on a discrete

scale.

RenzoBruni,md

--In medical_translation , Katrinka wrote:

> I agree with you that " tingling " is a little milder than " pins and

> needles " (that to me involves a slight bit of actual pain).

[Guest guest]

Dear Colleagues,

Many thanks for your quick responses!

Best regards,

_________________________

Sosnovsky, M.D.

Biomedical Translation & Editing

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Moscow, Russia

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