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What Causes Tingling And Numbness In Hands When Suffering From MS?

I have been recently diagnosed with with MS secondary progressive...I am 58 years old and evidently my MS diagnosis was mistaken for hoshimotos disease...which I had also. My arm is one of the limbs involved and just this last week I have experienced increasing tingling and numbness...especially when I am sleeping -my arm gets very numb. I plan to go back to my neurologist, but always like to be somewhat aware of what the doc is thinking so I can have a quality conversation...
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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In multiple sclerosis common symptom seen with many patient is numbness and tingling sensation in arm or in legs.
This is due to damage to protecting layer( cover ) of the brain and the spinal cord. Due to which there will be disturbance for the nerves where ever it supplies. Commonly this disturbance is recognise as numbness and tingling.
Here understand one more thing this kind of sensation can be treated as well as controlled with medication, physiotherapy and conservative management like heating and all. To know more you can discuss with your doctor or check with physiotherapist available there.
Take care.
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What Causes Tingling And Numbness In Hands When Suffering From MS?

In multiple sclerosis common symptom seen with many patient is numbness and tingling sensation in arm or in legs. This is due to damage to protecting layer( cover ) of the brain and the spinal cord. Due to which there will be disturbance for the nerves where ever it supplies. Commonly this disturbance is recognise as numbness and tingling. Here understand one more thing this kind of sensation can be treated as well as controlled with medication, physiotherapy and conservative management like heating and all. To know more you can discuss with your doctor or check with physiotherapist available there. Take care.