Dr. Seikhoo Bishnui
Psychiatry
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Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I feel tingling sensation in the private area on getting some thoughts in my head. What can this be, and why is this happening? It is not like I get an erection, but I feel a light sensation.
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Please provide me with more details. Tingling could be normal if there is no significant history.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I get it when I think of something or somebody that I know. Some emotions such as anger, fear, anxiety, joy, and excitement can be hit.
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Yes this is most likely due to anxiety. Anxiety might present with no other symptoms but tingling or numbness-like symptoms in some particular areas of the body. This is a learned behavior, and you have related anxiety with that particular sensation. With time you have started focusing on this, most likely.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
How can I get rid of that?
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The first thing is to ignore any such symptoms. Try to learn to remain relaxed. Avoid overthinking. Take a course of multivitamin tablets to help control mild anxiety.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
What is the best way to know what starts tingling? How can I switch my focus to overcome this?
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Distraction is one modality you can use if you feel you have tingling. This could be anything like if you can go out of walk then go for a walk to distract yourself, if that is in office then try to distract yourself by engaging in work or using cellular phone to talk with someone. In a few days, you will learn to distract yourself. You may use Lacto Calamine (Kaolin clay, Glycerin, Zinc Oxide) lotion in the scrotal area to moisturize the skin. This should provide local relief of symptoms.
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