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What Is The Cause Of Tingling And Numbness?

my left hand tingles when i cough. There is always a some level of numbness but gets worse when I cough.

Also, I took 1 trazadone pill to help me sleep when I fell and cracked some ribs on my left side, could this be a related symtom? I took the pill about 2 weeks ago, and noticed the numbness the next day.
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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The act of coughing is somehow activating your brachial plexus and specifically the C8/T1 sensory nerve roots exiting the spinal cord therefore, some degree of compression of the ribs or shoulder girdle are mechanically pressing on those ribs when you forcefully cough. If there's ALWAYS some numbness then, there is baseline compression and this should be checked out by going to a neurologist, getting an examination, and then, proper testing. There may be a solution of physical therapy that can help reduce the compression...or if necessary, surgical decompression. Please rate this a 5 STAR ENCOUNTER and write me at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi with more questions.
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What Is The Cause Of Tingling And Numbness?

The act of coughing is somehow activating your brachial plexus and specifically the C8/T1 sensory nerve roots exiting the spinal cord therefore, some degree of compression of the ribs or shoulder girdle are mechanically pressing on those ribs when you forcefully cough. If there s ALWAYS some numbness then, there is baseline compression and this should be checked out by going to a neurologist, getting an examination, and then, proper testing. There may be a solution of physical therapy that can help reduce the compression...or if necessary, surgical decompression. Please rate this a 5 STAR ENCOUNTER and write me at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi with more questions.