What is small fiber sensory neuropathy?

Sensory neuropathy is named for the specific portion of the peripheral nervous system that is affected. Small sensory nerve fibers are the nerve fibers near the skin's surface that carry mostly pain and temperature sensation.

How do members experience small fiber sensory neuropathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with small fiber sensory neuropathy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for small fiber sensory neuropathy*

Who has small fiber sensory neuropathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 18
30s 57
40s 135
50s 211
60s 195
70+ 129

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 175
Female 576

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What is small fiber sensory neuropathy?

Sensory neuropathy is named for the specific portion of the peripheral nervous system that is affected. Small sensory nerve fibers are the nerve fibers near the skin's surface that carry mostly pain and temperature sensation.



Common symptoms reported by people with small fiber sensory neuropathy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for small fiber sensory neuropathy

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Compare treatments taken by people with small fiber sensory neuropathy

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Who has small fiber sensory neuropathy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 398 say small fiber sensory neuropathy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 18
30s 57
40s 135
50s 211
60s 195
70+ 129
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 16
20-29 years 35
30-39 years 52
40-49 years 74
50-59 years 54
60-69 years 15
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 175
Female 576

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 294
Not Diagnosed 21

These charts show data from small fiber sensory neuropathy patients who have completed their condition history
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