Telecom consolidation is driven largely by the need for scale efficiencies, made more urgent as telecom players increasingly compete on price. Size and scale give telecom companies a larger geographic coverage plus expanded offerings, which can serve to hedge against a downturn in any specific service segment.
A neck injury may cause damage to the phrenic nerve. Symptoms of a phrenic nerve injury may include difficulty breathing. A pacemaker may be surgically implanted into an individual that has difficulty breathing due to phrenic nerve damage. Physical trauma is the most common cause of damage to phrenic nerves.
Neuropathy Symptoms. Regardless of the cause, neuropathy is associated with characteristic symptoms. Although some people with neuropathy may not have symptoms, certain symptoms are common. The degree to which an individual is affected by a particular neuropathy varies. Damage to the sensory nerves is common in peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms often begin in the feet with a gradual onset of loss of feeling, numbness, tingling, or pain and progress toward the center of the body with time. The arms or legs may be involved. The inability to determine joint position may also occur, which can result in clumsiness or falls. Extreme sensitivity to touch can be another symptom of peripheral neuropathy. The sensation of numbness and tingling of the skin is medically known as paresthesia. The loss of sensory input from the foot means that blisters and sores on the feet may develop rapidly and not be noticed.