How to Use neuropathy in a Sentence

neuropathy

noun
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  • The cause was heart ailments and neuropathy, said a daughter, Anne Russell.
    — Washington Post, 31 May 2018
  • That is the case with Jimmy T. Brunson, 44, whose diabetes has caused painful neuropathy in his feet.
    — Abby Goodnough, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2017
  • Larry Fouts, 59, said kratom has relieved his neuropathy – the pins and needles feeling in his hands and feet – that opiates couldn’t help.
    — Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 12 Apr. 2019
  • Nor are bum knees, bunions, neuropathy and other ailments.
    — Liz Willen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • That neuropathy is due in part to my exposure to burn pit exposure.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023
  • Her mom, 84, now has chronic neuropathy in her lower legs and uses a wheelchair.
    — Dallas News, 6 June 2019
  • He was drawn to the field of brain surgery, studying neuropathy as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University.
    — Eli Meixler, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
  • When blood flow to your optic nerve is messed up, ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) can result.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
  • The hospice patient’s chemotherapy treatments had left her with a rare form of neuropathy.
    — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Along with chronic back issues, Fernandez has neuropathy in both feet, and spent two months in the hospital a few years back because of it.
    — Adam H. Beasley, Armando Salguero and Linda Robertson, miamiherald, 13 May 2017
  • The Bay area native could no longer work in construction due to high blood pressure, diabetes and neuropathy in his fingers and toes.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2021
  • By the time Dr. Green paid her first house call to the couple’s home three months later, Mr. Shields’s neuropathy had progressed so much that his feet were permanently numb and covered in sores.
    — Catherine Porter Photographs and Video By Leslye Davis, New York Times, 25 May 2017
  • The longer one has diabetes, the greater the chance of developing the condition, a form of neuropathy that makes a CGM a daily necessity.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Proximal neuropathy is a rare form of nerve damage affecting the hip, thigh, or buttocks.
    — Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 28 May 2023
  • For instance, there was a 9% drop in adherence for drugs used to treat neuropathy and a 12% decline in adherence for medicines used to combat dementia.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The condition came to be known as Leber hereditary optic neuropathy.
    — Carl Zimmer, STAT, 30 May 2018
  • Some studies conducted since suggest that the neuropathy is, at least in part, genetic.
    — Oscar Schwartz, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Cesario lost his vision in 2003, due to a disease known as Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy.
    — Carlos Moreno, ajc, 5 Jan. 2018
  • At her death, his mother’s feet were black from diabetic neuropathy, a Type of nerve damage caused by diabetes.
    — Tetona Dunlap, idahostatesman, 19 Aug. 2017
  • Comatose for six days, Porter not only woke up intubated with a feeding tube, but was also paralyzed from the waist down due to neuropathy.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Many people find that CBD helps relieve pain from all types of neuropathy, but some conditions respond better than others.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Shoes with thick linings mimic neuropathy, threatening balance and a steady gait.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al.com, 5 June 2019
  • Over the years, having too much glucose in the blood can begin to impact nerve function and eventually cause nerve damage, called neuropathy, Dr. Hatipoglu says.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The first step is discovering exactly what is causing the neuropathy.
    — Joyce Wiswell For The Knee Institute, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2018
  • One of her clients is Sharon Fillner, 62, who has neuropathy, a degenerative nerve disease.
    — Harriet L. Blake, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Theodorou was diagnosed with bilateral neuropathy, a result of damage to the nerves located outside of the brain and spinal cord.
    — Tre'vaughn Howard, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Between 60% and 70% of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nervous system damage or neuropathy.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 26 May 2021
  • Gabapentin is approved by the Food Drug Administration to treat epilepsy and pain related to nerve damage, called neuropathy.
    — Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 29 June 2017
  • Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that affects about half of all people with diabetes.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Those include peripheral neuropathy, which is numbness or pain from nerve damage in the hands and feet, carpal tunnel syndrome, and kidney failure.
    — Rene Alvarez, M.d., Philly.com, 7 July 2017

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