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Numb fingers/Tingling
My fingers are numb/tingleing every morning. What can cause this?
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Did this begin gradually or suddenly? Always both sides or just one? Does it go away soon after you get up? What kind of pillow do you sleep on? Or are you sleeping in a new position? I ask only because I bought a formed pillow that was supposed to support my neck, and wound up instead waking up with numb and tingly hands and fingers. Apparently the memory foam did not put my neck in a nice neutral position at all. It really could be as simple as the angle your neck is in while you are sleeping. Just a thought (I always try to look at the simple things first). If none of that applies or helps, and you will know quickly if it does, then think about talking to your doctor.
All of this had just started two months ago. It is on the inside of my hands and goes to the tips of my fingers. It takes awhile before the numbness and tingling to goes away. I was just diagnosed with Hemangioma on my liver. I thought this might had something to do with it (blood vessels). I'm going today for some blood work (C-Reactive Protien) and tomorrow I'm going in for a CT scan for the Hemangioma (Liver) to see if it had gotten larger. My C-Reactive Protien was 3.28. I know that there is some imflammation going on inside of me which this is why my C-Reactive Protein is to high. And I know that the blood vessels that is on my liver is causing me pain in my abdomen.So I'm just wondering if some of this is causing my tingling and numbness with my hands.
This is caused by compression of nerves that emanate from between the cervical vertabra. The hand is serviced by three nerves. Numbness in the thumb of either hand (or tingling) is compression at the C6 level. Tingling at the adjacent two fingers is due to compression at the C7 level. And tingling of the last two fingers is due to compression at the C8 level. This is probably due to posture while sleeping, but ocasionally due to degenerative arthritis. Sometimesw it is a residual of a so-called "whiplash" injury. If it continues you might want to get an MRI to verify if there are degnerative changes. If not then range-of-motion exercises (movingt the head around to the limits) and several minutes of axial traction two or three times a day, plus good hydration usually clear up the problem. Good hydration is essential to mainhtain resiliency of the disc.
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