what could cause numbness in your fingers?
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bad blood circulation. SEE A DOCTOR
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Are you fingers, hand, or arm feeling numb?  (pins and needles like they are asleep or you've lost cirulation) Is this is what you're feeling it's carpal tunnel.  And you need to wear a wrist brace to bed.
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swelling can cause the nerves to go numb.\ndepends what you mean by a "lot" but it could be normal - like you arm or leg waking up after going to sleep. If in severe pain have it looked at - it might be broken
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Well, I have 2 of them!  Seriously, you could have neuropathy.\nSymptoms depend on the type of neuropathy and which nerves are affected. Some people have no symptoms at all. For others, numbness, tingling, or pain in the feet is often the first sign. A person can experience both pain and numbness. Often, symptoms are minor at first, and since most nerve damage occurs over several years, mild cases may go unnoticed for a long time. Symptoms may involve the sensory or motor nervous system, as well as the involuntary (autonomic) nervous system. In some people, mainly those with focal neuropathy, the onset of pain may be sudden and severe.\nSymptoms may include numbness, tingling, or pain in the toes, feet, legs, hands, arms, and fingers.\nSometimes, diabetes causes neuropathy.\nMy husband takes Neurontin for his burning feet and he is not diabetic.\nI would see a doctor if this continues.
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Hypochondria with a terminal case of can't spellitus\n\nI just read your other question concerning your heart problem. Hyperventilation, palpitations, numbness in the are & I would bet your hands go numb & cold. They also probably curl up & cramp. You are most likly having a severe anxiety attack. The hyperventilation causes the numbness & anxiety atacks often mimick heart atacks.\n\nLet me know if I guess right about the symptoms you did not list...just curious.\n\nOK...read some more of your posts & decided that I was right to start with. You are an ID**T.
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it may be circulation.\n\nmake sure you stretch before AND after you work out,\n\nalso, the constant motion or vibration can numb nerves, as long as feeling comes back within a few minutes, its no big deal.
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if there is no numbness in the fingers, i would say it is something else going on with your wrist
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I had a pinched nerve that caused numbness.  There was a numb spot on my back about the size of a hand.\n\nCheck out this picture...\nhttp://www.backcarebootcamp.com/bcbc_online/images/steady/bcbc_3_nerves.jpg\n\nDoes your numbness corespond to any of the vertebre and nerves shown?  Mine did.  My chiropractor fixed this for me very quickly.  Now I'm completely better, and the feeling is back to normal
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist.   It occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist.  Symptoms usually start gradually, with  pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm.  As symptoms worsen, people might feel tingling during the day, and decreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks.  In some cases no direct cause of the syndrome can be identified.   Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others.  However, the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome is especially common in those performing assembly line work.
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you may have some swelling (whether you can see it or not).  this can cause numbness by putting pressure on the nerves.  Suspect it would go away.  If it lasts longer than 2 weeks it could be direct nerve injury...but I wouldnt think so.
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Definitely sounds like nerve pain.  Sometimes, like in carpal tunnel, swelling around the nerves pinches them and causes pain and numbness.\n\nRest and warm compresses (over a longer period of time depending on how serious it is) will help if this is the case.  Look at your activity and see if you are overworking or injuring the wrist or hand.\n\nIf it doesn't go away after a few days or gets very painful and/or stays numb, see the doctor.  Serious nerve injuries might involve a special splint, therapy, or even surgery.\n\nSpeedy healing!
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maybe you have ants in your bed...from eating white bread and bologna...or maybe it's spiders, from the bad trip you took....or maybe you just have poor circulation? Look, heres a website for ya...\n\n \nWHAT CAUSES those pins and needles? Dr. Robert Daroff, a professor of neurology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, explains that when sustained pressure is exerted on a portion of your leg, or any distal limb, one of two things usually happens. In some cases, arteries can become compressed, making them unable to supply local tissues and nerve cells with the nutrients (mainly oxygen and glucose) they need to function properly.\n\nOther times, nerve pathways can become blocked, preventing normal transmission of electrochemical impulses to the brain. Some of the nerves, starved or pinched or both, stop firing while others fire hyperactively. This leads to mixed signals being sent to the brain, where they are interpreted as burning, prickling or tingling feelings. It is these sensations, known medically as paresthesia, that alert you to move your foot.\n\nWhen you do so, the pressure on your arteries and nerves is released. As nutrient-rich blood flows back into the area and nerve cells start firing more regularly, the “pins and needles” feeling often intensifies until the neurons re-establish their normal transmission of electrochemical impulses.\n\nTrue, this is an uncomfortable process, but it’s actually beneficial.\n If we didn’t feel discomfort, we wouldn’t adjust our position — and harm could result. “Permanent damage can occur if blood flow is restricted and nerves are compressed for many hours,” according to Daroff.
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Dustbegone is right. Pain and numbness are symptoms of nerve compression. Other possible things you might experience include weakness of your fingers as well as a tingling sensation as if there are ants are crawling over them. These signs are often most obvious when your arm's been immobile for a few hours such as when you wake in the morning like in your case.\n\nCarpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common form of nerve compression in the arm and is due to involvement of a nerve called the median nerve in the wrist joint. This typically occurs in women aged 30-60 and other risk factors include previous wrist injuries, rheumatoid arthritis and premenstrual fluid retention. \n\nIf CTS is what you have, you probably will have noticed that your little finger is not affected like the rest. If you have accompanying pain in your neck, then the other possibility is cervical spondylosis ie. degenerative changes of the neck.\n\nI suggest you see your doctor who will be able to tell you more after he examines your hand for the precise distribution of involvement and confirm the diagnosis. CTS is a common and benign condition and treatment is usually straight forward. Splinting of the wrist with a brace as Dustbegone mentioned can be very helpful. If symptoms persist, a "H&L" injection or simple surgical procedure to release the pressure on the median nerve may be considered.
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The term sometimes used is paresthesia.  Paresthesia is a sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of the skin with no apparent physical cause.  This lack of sensation is caused by a temporary impedance of blood flow to the extremity which results in nerve cells being starved of oxygen and glucose. Additionally, the impedance of blood flow is usually due to pressure on the limb which in turn compresses the nerve cells, making transmission of neural impulses more difficult. Transient paresthesia is the familiar sensation of "pins and needles" felt when oxygen and glucose-rich blood return to the nerve cells which in turn fire at an accelerated rate until they establish their regular transmission rate.
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Sounds like Raynaud's Disease: My ex suffered from it.\n \nRaynaud's syndrome is a mysterious and distressing disease where the small blood vessels of the fingers or toes go into spasm unpredictably, causing numbness and then pain, and then dilate to give equally painful red skin. \n\nIt is usually referred to as Raynaud's 'syndrome' where it follows the prolonged usage of vibratory tools such as pneumatic drills, and Raynaud's 'disease' where there is no apparent cause. Occasionally it happens as a consequence of another condition and in this context it is described as Raynaud's phenomenon. \n\nThere are many conditions that can cause it, but most of them are rare. They are usually diseases in which the immune system is faulty and prone to attack its own tissues [auto-immune disease], such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis [SLE] and scleroderma, or diseases that obstruct and damage blood vessels directly. Apparently, even a severely under active thyroid gland can be responsible. Obviously any underlying conditions need to be detected and treated. \n\nTreatment for the problem itself really involves keeping the extremities warm and trying to avoid the conditions that make it worse; such as cold, physical knocks and vibration. Minimising emotional stress has a significant beneficial effect too. It is important to avoid drugs that are known to restrict blood vessels. These include Beta-blockers [used for high blood pressure and angina], Ergotamine [a treatment for migraine], and for some, the oral contraceptive pill. Smoking should be avoided because nicotine itself has a direct vasoconstricting effect on blood vessels. \n\nThere are medications that relax muscle in the walls of arteries and counter any restriction of blood flow [vasodilators]. These are relatively safe and can be quite effective. Calcium channel blockers, such as Nifedipine are commonly used. Their other effects include lowering blood pressure, constipation and swollen ankles, but usually these are mild and reversible - so whether one takes them or not depends on the overall level of benefit. \n\nThere are other drugs and even operations that can be tried in severe cases. Sympathectomy is a procedure that cuts those nerves that signal the blood vessels within a limb to vasoconstrict. It is very effective, but doesn't necessarily last forever.
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Possible suggestions, pinched nerves, carpal tunnell, symptoms of diabetes;   If there is any numbness in your arm, you need to call the Doc tonight especially if the hand is cold or discolored.  Your circulation might be restricted-depending on your age, and other health issues, this doesn't sound right--I probably wouldn't wait till morning.
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mine used to get numb...was carpal tunnel. Have had the surgery and have no more problems...good luck