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Tingling, burning and crawling - what are altered sensations in MS

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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.Episode notes: - MS Trust A-Z page on altered sensations: mstrust.org.uk/altered-sensations - MS Trust A-Z page on pain: mstrust.org.uk/pain - MS Trust Blog - What's with the strange tingling, crawling, burning and prickling feelings?: mstrust.org.uk/news/expert/whats-strange-tingling-crawling-burning-and-prickling-feelings- MS Trust A-Z on Complementary and alternative medicine: mstrust.org.uk/complementary-and-alternative-medicine- MS Trust A-Z on Cannabis: mstrust.org.uk/cannabis- MS Trust A-Z on Sativex: mstrust.org.uk/sativex- MS Trust A-Z on Gabapentin: mstrust.org.uk/g