crawling sensation
Insects under skin
A crawling sensation is the feeling of something moving across or under the skin when nothing actually is.
The sensation often accompanies anxiety, drug withdrawal, or skin conditions.
Medical terms include formication (from Latin *formica*, ant) and paresthesia.
She felt a crawling sensation on the back of her neck.
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- itchingIrritating skin sensation
- itchy skinEpidermis causing scratch reflex
- pricklingSharp tingling sensation
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
skin · insects · goosebumps · goose bumps · ants · spiders · shiver · cold shivers · squirm · bugs · pins and needles · uncomfortable · scratching · tickling · nerves · nerve endings · parasites · hair standing
- body symptomsheadache, headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue
- itchinessscratch, scratching, pruritus, itchy skin, scalp itch
- sensationstaste, touch, smell, sound, pain
- body sensestouch, pain, proprioception, kinesthesia, pain receptors
- licehead louse, head lice, body louse, body lice, crab lice
- phantom sensationsphantom limb, phantom pain, phantom touch, phantom limb pain, phantom vibration