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What Causes Constant Numbness In Hands And Feet?
A few months ago my husband and I were installing a wood floor in our home. We spent lots of time on our knees that day. When I went to bed that night I discovered that the tops of my feet were numb. I just attributed it to all the kneeling. In the morning they were still numb and stayed that way for weeks. I saw the doctor for an unrelated issue and just briefly told him about the symptom. He checked my sugar and it was normal. Eventually the numbness went away. Three days ago I discovered that the knuckles on my right hand are now numb. This numbness goes from about the middle of the top of my hand to the knuckles on my fingers. Never heard of these type of symptoms before.
Mon, 11 May 2015
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Most likely cause for numbness in feet and hands is peripheral neuropathy. However, as you are telling that nerve study is normal, this cause is ruled out. Still I would recommend you to get vitamin B 12 levels done.
As you are having this kind of pain only in evenings, I would like to know what kind of job you are doing like playing musical instrument/job which makes feet vibratory - then there are chances ofRaynaud's phenomenon. In this condition, people will experience numbness in feet with similar cold feeling. Cold stimulation test confirms it.
We should also rule out hypothyroidism where few patient experience similar symptoms. Get T3, T4, and TSH done.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
Most likely cause for numbness in feet and hands is peripheral neuropathy. However, as you are telling that nerve study is normal, this cause is ruled out. Still I would recommend you to get vitamin B 12 levels done.
As you are having this kind of pain only in evenings, I would like to know what kind of job you are doing like playing musical instrument/job which makes feet vibratory - then there are chances ofRaynaud's phenomenon. In this condition, people will experience numbness in feet with similar cold feeling. Cold stimulation test confirms it.
We should also rule out hypothyroidism where few patient experience similar symptoms. Get T3, T4, and TSH done.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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