United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

My seven year old daughter Zoe a right brachial plexus birth injury. She is doing very well, but has recently complained her skin on her upper arm tingles when she touches it. Anyone have any suggestions. She is not currently seeing a doctor for the injury, should I call our old doctor with this issue? Thanks for your help

Melissa

Has Zoe grown a bunch recently? Or had any other significant chagnes? A sensory nerve might just be getting pintched right now causing the tingling.
Amy

My upper arm still tingles when touched. I've always been that way or at least as far back as I can remember.If I rub my arm it tingles and right down (skipping my forearm) to my hand. I don't really know if just any doctor would understand this?? Maybe a bpi specialist would but I'm not even sure about that. It is probably due to sympathetic nerve damage.

I still don't like anyone to touch my upper arm without a warning. If someone taps me on my upper arm, scapular, shoulder I almost jump out of my skin and feel attacked. One doctor at NY Camp explained that our brains get the wrong message due to sympathetic nerve damage. Many adults have said that they over react to simple touch and finally we had an answer at Camp in NY. It was a great relief to finally understand that my reactions to touch were not overboard.

Hope this goes away for Zoe.

It's called neuropathic pain/sensations. I get the tingling if someone hits/knocks into my arm. Just it rubbing on something can set it off too...