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What Causes Pins And Needles Down My Whole Left Arm?
Hi each night I am waking up with pins and needles down my whole left arm. it usually goes away during the day but comes back at night. it wakes me a few times each night for an hour or so. I work in a physically demanding job , with heavy lifting and using machinery. I am 40 years old and I smoke. I am 80 kg and 6ft1. I do regular sport 3 to 4 times a week
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Saurabh Gupta's Response
Hi, Thanks for your query. Your symptoms look like the features of nerve compression. You may take pain killers and if need be, tablet gabapentin, for this numbness. It is a stronger pain killer for neuropathies. Your doctor will know the doses.
Also an X-ray cervical spine may help in diagnosis of any pathology there. Thus I would recommend that you see an orthopedic surgeon and get appropriate investigations done including vit B12 levels in blood.
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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What Causes Pins And Needles Down My Whole Left Arm?
Hi, Thanks for your query. Your symptoms look like the features of nerve compression. You may take pain killers and if need be, tablet gabapentin, for this numbness. It is a stronger pain killer for neuropathies. Your doctor will know the doses. Also an X-ray cervical spine may help in diagnosis of any pathology there. Thus I would recommend that you see an orthopedic surgeon and get appropriate investigations done including vit B12 levels in blood. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care