paresthesia vs pins and needles

paresthesia

noun
  • A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause. 

pins and needles

noun
  • A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations. 

How often have the words paresthesia and pins and needles occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )