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Why Am I Having Numbness And Tingling In My Fingers And Hands?

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Posted on Mon, 5 Sep 2022
Question: I am having numbness and tingling in my fingers and hands. The intensity of this varies. Sometimes it goes back and forth between my hands. This happened 3 or 4 weeks ago and I have not experienced it again until now. My vision is good and I can talk fine. Sometimes there is pain with the numbness but that comes and goes. I was not doing anything in particular when then started to happen. I can type this easily.
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Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Rule out peripheral neuropathy, cervical spondylosis

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

The numbness and pain you are experiencing does not seem to be central nervous system issue like stroke. The symptoms seem to be peripheral issue.

Peripheral neuropathy which affects the nerves, usually seen in diabetic patients can cause similar symptoms.
Also, cervical spondylosis (which is age related wear and tear of cervical/neck spine can compress the nerves and cause similar symptoms.

Thorough neurological examination, blood sugar assessment , nerve conduction studies and X-ray neck are required at this point.
So please be advised to follow up with your primary care provider.

Hope this answers your question. Please let me know if you need further clarification.
Regards,
Dr. Lekshmi
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Why Am I Having Numbness And Tingling In My Fingers And Hands?

Brief Answer: Rule out peripheral neuropathy, cervical spondylosis Detailed Answer: Hello, The numbness and pain you are experiencing does not seem to be central nervous system issue like stroke. The symptoms seem to be peripheral issue. Peripheral neuropathy which affects the nerves, usually seen in diabetic patients can cause similar symptoms. Also, cervical spondylosis (which is age related wear and tear of cervical/neck spine can compress the nerves and cause similar symptoms. Thorough neurological examination, blood sugar assessment , nerve conduction studies and X-ray neck are required at this point. So please be advised to follow up with your primary care provider. Hope this answers your question. Please let me know if you need further clarification. Regards, Dr. Lekshmi