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What Causes Numbness And Slight Tingling In Arm?
i am having some numbness and slight tingling in my arm, started at the thumb now I feel it in my arm also. I was doing some heavy lifting and was having some soreness or pain in my shoulder when I moved. but now I feel these the numbness. it passes quickly. I seem to get at least once a day for about a 4 days now. YYYY@YYYY oh i do have diabetes and have had high cholesterol which i take medicine for. about 4 years ago I did have a TIA.
Fri, 18 Sep 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
If this numbness tingling sensations is not troubling your day to day life or it occurs occasionallythen there no need to worry much, because in many cases no apparent cause is found to explain such tingling.
However sometimes this tingling sensations are actually paresthesia, which are associated with few medical conditions such as:
1) remaining in posture for a long time
2) lack of blood supply to the particular area
3) Diabetes, thyroid state or vitamin deficiency.
4) Spina nerve root compression like cervical radiculopathy or multiple sclerosis - but these rare possibilities
So if this feeling is constant and troublesome then you need to see physician who will examine you thoroughly with complete medical history and order relevant investigations to rule out above causes.
Do not be worried like I said in most cases the causes are benign and don't need treatment.
Hope this will help you how to proceed further.
Regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
If this numbness tingling sensations is not troubling your day to day life or it occurs occasionallythen there no need to worry much, because in many cases no apparent cause is found to explain such tingling.
However sometimes this tingling sensations are actually paresthesia, which are associated with few medical conditions such as:
1) remaining in posture for a long time
2) lack of blood supply to the particular area
3) Diabetes, thyroid state or vitamin deficiency.
4) Spina nerve root compression like cervical radiculopathy or multiple sclerosis - but these rare possibilities
So if this feeling is constant and troublesome then you need to see physician who will examine you thoroughly with complete medical history and order relevant investigations to rule out above causes.
Do not be worried like I said in most cases the causes are benign and don't need treatment.
Hope this will help you how to proceed further.
Regards,
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