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What happens when parts of your body fall asleep?

What happens when parts of your body fall asleep?

Update: 2024-09-10
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If you’ve ever stood up quickly and felt a little wobbly and tingly in your legs, you might be familiar with the sensation of having a body part that has fallen asleep! Why does that happen and how can we fix it? Otolaryngologist Karen Litzy helps us get to the bottom of this mystery. 


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What happens when parts of your body fall asleep?

What happens when parts of your body fall asleep?

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