Tingling Hip Symptoms, Causes & Common Questions
Understand your tingling hip symptoms, including 3 causes & common questions.
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3 Possible Tingling Hip Causes
The list below shows results from the use of our quiz by Buoy users who experienced tingling hip. This list does not constitute medical advice and may not accurately represent what you have.
Thigh nerve issue (meralgia paresthetica)
Meralgia paresthetica is a nerve condition that causes an area of skin over the upper outer thigh to feel numb, tingly, or painful. This is caused by compression of a nerve known as the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh as it passes underneath a tough fibrous ligament known as the inguinal ligament.
Rarity: Rare
Top Symptoms: pain in the outside of the hip, pain in one thigh, thigh numbness, tingling upper leg, hip numbness
Symptoms that never occur with thigh nerve issue (meralgia paresthetica): new headache, swollen hip, swollen hips, swelling of one hip, leg swelling, weakness of both legs, leg weakness
Urgency: Primary care doctor
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Herniated (slipped) disk in the lower back
The backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between the bones are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance. These disks cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. Although people talk about a slipped disk, nothing actually slips out of place. The outer shell of the disk ruptures, and the jelly-like substance bulges out. It may be pressing on a nerve, which is what causes the pain.A slipped disk is more likely to happen due to strain on the back, such as during heavy lifting, and older individuals are at higher risk.
Rarity: Common
Top Symptoms: lower back pain, moderate back pain, back pain that shoots down the leg, back pain that gets worse when sitting, leg weakness
Urgency: Primary care doctor
Ewing sarcoma
Ewing sarcoma is a type of bone cancer often affecting the legs, pelvis, ribs, arms or spine. It can occur anytime during childhood and young adulthood; it is rarely seen in adults.
Rarity: Ultra rare
Top Symptoms: fatigue, loss of appetite, new headache, fever, rib pain
Urgency: Primary care doctor
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Questions Your Doctor May Ask About Tingling Hip
To diagnose this condition, your doctor would likely ask the following questions:
- Are you experiencing a headache?
- Are you currently pregnant?
- Do your symptoms worsen when standing or walking?
- If you tap on the outside of your affected thigh, does this cause your symptoms to return? (This is called Tinel's sign.)
If you've answered yes to one or more of these questions
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Tingling Hip QuizTingling Hip Symptom Checker Statistics
People who have experienced tingling hip have also experienced:
- 12% Tingling Upper Leg
- 9% Tingling Foot
- 9% Tingling Lower Leg
People who have experienced tingling hip were most often matched with:
- 40% Ewing Sarcoma
- 30% Thigh Nerve Issue (Meralgia Paresthetica)
- 30% Herniated (Slipped) Disk In The Lower Back
People who have experienced tingling hip had symptoms persist for:
- 42% Less than a day
- 25% Over a month
- 17% Less than a week
Source: Aggregated and anonymized results from Buoy Assistant (a.k.a. the quiz).
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