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Question: My husband dries a semi 14 hours a day. His fingertips have started turning a purplish color and tend to "wrinkle" as though they' e been in water. Each morning the shriveled finger tips are gone but are still discolored. Is it the "gripping" all day on the wheel? Is there a remedy for this? Or do you think it could be something else?
Brief Answer:
I do believe there could be other contributing factors
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. The presentation can be mildly due to the long duration of driving, but I do believe that there is a possibility of other contributing factors as well.
Some individuals have a habit of smoking on frequent intervals which can cause a circulatory abnormality, being overweight can also contribute to such a presentation, sweating often, and various other factors.
My main motive at this point would be to rule out conditions of the heart, blood pressure, circulation; which are the most common ailments that individuals who drive for long hours experience (mainly due to the inactivity from long hours of sitting). So please do get him to visit a doctor and go about an elaborate health check up and also a check on various nutritional parameters (E.g. vitamin B12) which can cause the shrivelled presentation.
Please also do not hesitate to write to me anytime, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
I do believe there could be other contributing factors
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. The presentation can be mildly due to the long duration of driving, but I do believe that there is a possibility of other contributing factors as well.
Some individuals have a habit of smoking on frequent intervals which can cause a circulatory abnormality, being overweight can also contribute to such a presentation, sweating often, and various other factors.
My main motive at this point would be to rule out conditions of the heart, blood pressure, circulation; which are the most common ailments that individuals who drive for long hours experience (mainly due to the inactivity from long hours of sitting). So please do get him to visit a doctor and go about an elaborate health check up and also a check on various nutritional parameters (E.g. vitamin B12) which can cause the shrivelled presentation.
Please also do not hesitate to write to me anytime, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
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