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What Causes Numbness And Tingling Sensation In Left Arm With Extreme Stress?

My left arm has been a little numb...tingling...second day now I am under a lot of stress this same arm the elbow has been hurting for a couple weeks now Not sure this is connected I swim almost every day and my breathing is very good ...I can swim for up to an hour without any problems But there is a history of heart disease in my family (my mom & brother have had open heart surgery
Tue, 21 Jan 2020
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Hi,

As long as have a history of family heart disease, you should do an ECHO and stress ECG to exclude heart problems.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman, Internal Medicine Specialist
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What Causes Numbness And Tingling Sensation In Left Arm With Extreme Stress?

Hi, As long as have a history of family heart disease, you should do an ECHO and stress ECG to exclude heart problems. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Salah Saad Shoman, Internal Medicine Specialist