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Tingling And Numbness In Left Back, Shoulder And Arm. What Is Going On?
I am getting sudden tingling and numbness sensations on the left hand side of my back mainly below the shoulder blade which spread across my upper back top of my shoulder and down my left arm . Not painful but uncomfy - not had any trauma to the area and has been noticable over the past couple of weeks a few times a day.
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
hi,
Welcome to HCM,
You have not mentioned your age.
If you are elderly then there are all chances of having degenrative changes in your cervical spines giving irritation to passing nerves causing this type of sensations.
Go for x-ray cervical spines to have some clue,
In young many a time having extra cervical rib gives this type of sensations.
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