| ICD9 =, | MeshID = D010292 | }} Paresthesia (pron. /ˌpɛɹɪsˈθiʒə/; paraesthesia in British English, pron. /ˌpæɹɪsˈθiziə/)'s a sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect. It's more generally known as the feeling of "pins and needles" or of a limb being "asleep" (although this isn't directly related to the phenomenon of sleep). The manifestation of paresthesi… (More on Numbness)