How to Use neuropathy in a Sentence

neuropathy

noun
  • That neuropathy is due in part to my exposure to burn pit exposure.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023
  • Because of the neuropathy in his limbs from his diabetes, Hilton couldn't feel the pain.
    — Aaron Bolton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The hospice patient’s chemotherapy treatments had left her with a rare form of neuropathy.
    — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Her mom, 84, now has chronic neuropathy in her lower legs and uses a wheelchair.
    — Dallas News, 6 June 2019
  • The cause was heart ailments and neuropathy, said a daughter, Anne Russell.
    — Washington Post, 31 May 2018
  • Shoes with thick linings mimic neuropathy, threatening balance and a steady gait.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al.com, 5 June 2019
  • Proximal neuropathy is a rare form of nerve damage affecting the hip, thigh, or buttocks.
    — Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 28 May 2023
  • Some studies conducted since suggest that the neuropathy is, at least in part, genetic.
    — Oscar Schwartz, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The condition came to be known as Leber hereditary optic neuropathy.
    — Carl Zimmer, STAT, 30 May 2018
  • Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that affects about half of all people with diabetes.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage caused by diabetes.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • The first step is discovering exactly what is causing the neuropathy.
    — Joyce Wiswell For The Knee Institute, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Some types of neuropathies can progress very quickly, causing distressing symptoms and even permanent nerve damage within just a few days.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • When blood flow to your optic nerve is messed up, ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) can result.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Ritch said neuropathy in his feet brought on by diabetes prevented him from running after Maddox.
    — Tom Foreman Jr., Fox News, 28 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • One of these is Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, which causes vision loss, usually in young men.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2017
  • In some cases, patients with diabetic neuropathy will report a tingling sensation in their legs and feet.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Podiatrists are the real experts in foot care of a person with a neuropathy, but any doctor can do a periodic exam.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 June 2022
  • In the cancer treatment world, it’s often assumed that neuropathy is an inevitable side effect of chemotherapy, says Schmitt.
    — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 5 July 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • He was drawn to the field of brain surgery, studying neuropathy as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University.
    — Eli Meixler, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cesario lost his vision in 2003, due to a disease known as Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy.
    — Carlos Moreno, ajc, 5 Jan. 2018
  • After Thomas’s pain from her neuropathy dissipated, doctors left her on the pain pills, furthering her dependency on the drugs.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019

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