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What Causes Numbness And Tingling Sensation In The Arm?
I have tingling and numbness from my elbow down to my hands at night. I need to know the difference from ulnar nerve damage or just plain falling to sleep on my arm because once I get up in the morning and start movement it goes away. haven t experience any pain yet.
Fri, 27 Feb 2015
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
With the symptom of numbness as well as tingling it sounds much more as if this is a nerve entrapment.
That means that somewhere along the line of the nerves that supply this part of your hand, there is some pressure on a nerve.
There are two likely places:
The neck is a possibility because the nerves that go to your hand exit the spine in the neck and travel down the arm into the fingers.
A bit of wear and tear, or even a bit if a twist to the ligaments here could cause pressure on the nerves that would then be felt as tingling and numbness in the fingers.
The other likely possibility is pressure in the wrist. The nerves to the fingers go through a small tunnel at the wrist to get into the hand – called the carpal tunnel.
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.
With the symptom of numbness as well as tingling it sounds much more as if this is a nerve entrapment.
That means that somewhere along the line of the nerves that supply this part of your hand, there is some pressure on a nerve.
There are two likely places:
The neck is a possibility because the nerves that go to your hand exit the spine in the neck and travel down the arm into the fingers.
A bit of wear and tear, or even a bit if a twist to the ligaments here could cause pressure on the nerves that would then be felt as tingling and numbness in the fingers.
The other likely possibility is pressure in the wrist. The nerves to the fingers go through a small tunnel at the wrist to get into the hand – called the carpal tunnel.
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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