In this episode, we talk about altered sensations. So what are altered sensations then? They are a bunch of sensory symptoms that can occur in MS, such as burning, tingling, pins and needles, crawling, numbness, prickling and the list goes on!

We talk to Dr Amanda Howarth, a pain specialist about what exactly they are and why they happen. We also share some of the MS community's life hacks around living with altered sensations.

00:22 Intro podcast
04:35 Pain specialist Dr Amanda Howarth Introduction
05:20 What are altered sensations?
07:44 How long do altered sensations last?
08:10 Can altered sensations be painful?
09:12 Can they get misdiagnosed?
11:01 What treatments are there for altered sensations?
16:28 Are there any triggers to avoid?
17:35 Who can help you if you have alerted sensations?

Questions from the MS Community
20:08 Do altered sensations symptoms never go away fully, do they just vary in severity?
21:22 I have a burning pain in the same finger. It lasts for 15 mins. Any hacks?
23:19 I would love to know what people do to prevent or treat. Numb, white, cold fingers and toes
25:50 Whilst walking I can feel my leg getting warmer. Is there anything I can do?
27:36 My torso went numb, how long is this likely to last, and why did I get such strange feelings from touching the numb area?
32:28 MS Trust resources
35:20 Life hacks for Pins and Needles
38:56 Life hack for pain
43:20 Life hacks for numbness


Episode notes:
MS Trust AZ page on pain: https://mstrust.org.uk/alteredsensat...
MS Trust AZ page on pain: https://mstrust.org.uk/pain
MS Trust Blog What's with the strange tingling, crawling, burning and prickling feelings?: https://mstrust.org.uk/news/expert/wh...
MS Trust AZ on Complementary and alternative medicine: https://mstrust.org.uk/complementary...
MS Trust AZ on Cannabis:https:// mstrust.org.uk/cannabis
MS Trust AZ on Sativex: https://mstrust.org.uk/sativex
MS Trust AZ on Gabapentin: https://mstrust.org.uk/gabapentin