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LucyFair | 03:26 Fri 24th Oct 2008 | Science
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Is their a technical term for the common phenomenon of a body part falling asleep? I've seen answers for why it happens (the nerves are squeezed enough to cut off signals to the brain), but no terms for it.
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Paresthesia?
05:07 Fri 24th Oct 2008
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Narcolepsy is a condition where a person falls asleep involuntarily, which is not the same thing as part of the body loosing sensation.
13:24 Fri 24th Oct 2008
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pins and needles
21:28 Fri 24th Oct 2008

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