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When you sit on your foot, you temporarily compress, or squash, the nerves in that area. These nerves can't send messages back to the brain normally, and so for the moment, the connection is cut off and you don't feel anything.
After you stand up or uncross your legs your nerves are no longer compressed, and your feeling comes back again. It might feel a bit tingly as this happens, like pins and needles. It may even hurt a little, but it only lasts a few seconds as the connection returns to normal, so it won't hurt your body.
Everyone has a foot fall asleep once in a while, and it's rare for it to mean there is something wrong with your body. If you want to keep your feet awake and kicking, don't sit on them or put them in other positions where you could compress your nerves.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoWhen your arm or leg fall asleep this often indicates that you are experiencing a lack of circulation in that area of your body. This can occur for many reasons. However, the most common cause of this type of condition is a result of a pinched nerve.
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∙ 14y agoIt's because your body is not in motion. If you are lying on your arm, your circulation gets cut off eventually causing the blood to stop moving through a certain spot in your arm. This is why certain parts of the body such as your arms and legs feel like they are asleep. It's nothing to worry about, but make sure your circulation isn't cut off for a long period of time. That could be a slight problem.
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∙ 12y agoyou may be laying on them...this will cause poor blood circulation in those spots and the will go to sleep. it happens when i sit on my knees all the time. my feet feel numb turn purple and cold. like their dead lol. but they come back in a minute or two. :P
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∙ 16y agoYour limbs fall asleep because of the lack of blood flow through them. Your limbs fall asleep because of the lack of blood flow through them.
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∙ 13y agoIf your arms are both falling asleep at night stop drinking coffee or tea regular or decaffeinated and you should notice immediate relief.
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Why cant you fall asleep after being unconscious?
If you fall asleep , you can lapse into a coma.
It always takes about an hour or an hour and half to fall asleep and once i do fall asleep i wake up multiple times with hot flashes and it's difficult to fall back asleep. is this insomnia?
yes
What common disease makes body parts fall off?
Leprosy
What does it mean when you can fall asleep right away?
you sleepe
What is it called when you fall asleep at random times?
Narcolepsy
Do animal body parts fall asleep like human body parts do?
No, animal body parts do not fall asleep in the same way that human body parts do. The phenomenon of "falling asleep" typically refers to the temporary loss of sensation or tingling that humans experience when a nerve is compressed. While animals may experience similar sensations if a nerve is compressed, they do not have the same concept of falling asleep as humans do.
What does it mean when your falling asleep your body feels like its about to fall in mid air or something?
I'm having the same problem and I wake up and parts of my body r still asleep and feel very weird
Why do you fall asleep?
your body gets tired
How long does it take a human body to fall asleep?
It takes the average person seven minutes to fall asleep
What is the difference between fall asleep and fell asleep?
Fall asleep is future tense Ex. I am going to fall asleep. Fell asleep is past tense Ex. I fell asleep.
Which of these neurotransmitters works to inhibit body processes affect your mood and help us fall asleep?
Endorphins are the neurotransmitter that works to inhibit body processes. Endorphins also affect mood and help people fall asleep.
You fall asleep whenever you stop moving for a period of time why is that?
A person may fall asleep if they stop moving if they are very exhausted or sick. The body needs rest on a regular basis and when a body is very tired, they may fall asleep as soon as movement stops.
Why does your head flop when you fall asleep?
It is because your brain has swithced off and your body is frozen.
Can the babies on Mario kart wii fall asleep?
They cannot fall asleep.
Why cant you fall asleep after being unconscious?
If you fall asleep , you can lapse into a coma.
Did ben fall asleep?
No aariz is asleep
How can a person sleep sitting up?
Many people can fall asleep standing up. Though once the person falls asleep their body becomes very relaxed and will not be able to keep the body upright. You can sleep propped up but most likely you will fall over.
