eli5 Why does it hurt so much to move a body part that fell asleep
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paresthesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paresthesia)
It’s called Paresthesia. It happens sometimes when one of your body parts has its blood flow cut off, and the object pressing on it happens to push hard into a nerve. The nerve gets irritated and you feel a bit of pain.
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