Weird tingling when top of foot is exfoliated (i.e. during a pedicure)?

Sounds like cross-wiring to me.

I get a similar…tingle when I walk on sand…it seems some nerves are directly connected to various parts of your body… although mine is verging on a strangely pleasant feeling in those ‘special’ places ;-)

Yeah your body is totally crosswired, and nerves from body parts plug in to your brain at the same place or whatever. Similarly, I’ve heard that if your left shoulder hurts, you should massage your right eyebrow. My neck region always tinges during pedicures—for me it’s half the fun!

Sorry, what does “cross-wiring” mean? I Googled it but it wasn’t very helpful.

@hurtntired It’s not actually a recognized term, but rather an adaptation of the idiom, “get your wires crossed;” it is likely a reference to manually-operated switchboards in ancient Earth telephony. In essence, it means that you’ve got data going where it isn’t supposed to.
It’s nothing major, and, short of killing the nerve entirely, I doubt that there’s anything that you could do for it anyway.

@Nullo, thanks—so although it’s not a “medically” recognized term, I gather that this happens to enough people (not my specific example, but cross-wiring in general) that it’s not necessarily a harmful or abnormal thing?

@sliceswiththings I’m glad, I guess, that I’m not the only one this kind of thing happens to! Sometimes I think I am just so odd when it comes to things happening to my body. I get these weird looks from friends or the BF when I say something about it!

@hurtntired Correct. You’re not even the first one on Fluther. :D

This is old, but does anyone know what kind of search terms I can use when Googling the above issue? I really want to understand more of the science behind it.

omg! I thought that I was the only one that this has happened to. Every single time that I go to get a pedicure and they put that peppermint scrub on my legs, I get a tingle or irritation in the opposite ear. It doesnt hurt but it is definitely irritating. My co workers actually laughed when I told them about this. They think I am totally weird. Now I feel so much better because I know that I am not the only one experiencing this problem. I would love to know what this is called or if there is even an actual medical term for this. I also have a problem that if I apply heat to my back I feel it in my right thigh. I have just learned to live with these oddities since having back surgery a few years ago. I just figured that they rewired my nerves wrong!

This EXACT thing happens to me anytime I get the salt scrub done during a pedicure. My collarbone tingles… very uncomfortable feeling!! Opposite side of the foot/leg being scrubbed. So strange I’m glad that I’m not the only one.

I am so relieved to read this thread. I thought it was just me, mainly because I've had a seizure before, so I wasn’t sure if this was a symptom of another.

OMG thank goodness I’m not alone here. I was getting a salt scrub and when she was scrubbing the top of my foot I could feel it in my ear and the side of my neck. Was very very odd feeling.

I am at the nail salon now and I am going through the same experience. It’s really uncomfortable and I do like getting my foot rubber with the salts but at times I need to compose myself because I’m experiencing pain or at the very least discomfort. Is there a cure for this?

I’m at a nail salon too but for me it’s my head. The right side of my head tingles so bad it’s almost painful when my left foot gets scrubed but my left side of head hurts when my right foot gets scrubed. It happens every time and it’s so annoying and unpleasant. I’m just glad im not the only person that goes through this.

OMG, I have the same thing. I just looked about this and found this question!

Omg! I just searched this and found your question. I get the same thing. Scapula pain when they put the exfoliate on my legs. Crazy right? I have to think it’s a nerve wiring issue. It makes sense.