Do I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ( CTS )?
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It sounds like it.  Symptoms usually start gradually, with frequent burning, tingling, or itching numbness in the palm of the hand and the fingers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fingers. Some carpal tunnel sufferers say their fingers feel useless and swollen, even though little or no swelling is apparent. The symptoms often first appear in one or both hands during the night, since many people sleep with flexed wrists. A person with carpal tunnel syndrome may wake up feeling the need to "shake out" the hand or wrist. As symptoms worsen, people might feel tingling during the day. Decreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks. In chronic and/or untreated cases, the muscles at the base of the thumb may waste away. Some people are unable to tell between hot and cold by touch.
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carpal tunnel syndrome from all that repetitive motion
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If the tingling extends to the side of the hand, towards the wrist it may indicate ulnar nerve entrapment.  2-3 months is most definitely to long to wait to have an evaluation.  A simple brace, or evlaution of any repetitve motions you do may be the answer.  If you are at any risk for, or have Diabetes, you should be evaluated for that as well.
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You could have a trapped nerve or a myriad of other conditions...you really should go to see your doctor.
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You should check to see if you have a pinch nerve, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, arthritis (rheumatoid or osteo) or a sleeping disorder. Your doctor can check it out for you. Also, get a cardio check up too...signs of stroke or heart attack can be attributed to numbing of the fingers....go immediately.
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i had that problem and it was because i was using my hands alot and developed carpel tunnel ask your doctor about it
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Have you been picking your nose too much again? \n\nSorry, I couldn't resist.\n\nIt can certainly still be carpal tunnel syndrome - especially if the inflammation has progressed far enough. Otherwise it sounds like a neuropathy which is injury or inflammation to the nerve that goes to the little finger. When you say left side of your hand, are you referring to the side of your hand that your pinky is closer to or your thumb - because that could be either way depending on which way your hand is facing.\n\nIf it involves both the pinky and the side of the ring finger that is facing the pinky, it may be a neuropathy involving the ulnar nerve, which is the same nerve you hit when you hit your "funny bone". Otherwise if it is only the pinky, you may be putting pressure on the pinky side of the hand - constant pressure can lead to nerve injury as well.\n\nThe best thing is still to consult your doctor as you do need someone to examine it to give you a proper diagnosis. If you do not feel comfortable with your doctor, then you need to find a different doctor - feeling comfortable with your doctor is very important. You can consider following with up a neurologist or an orthopedists who happens to be a hand specialist as well, especially if you don't need a referral from your primary care doctor.\n\nHope this information provides a little start in figuring out your problem.
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Some people with mild symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome can ease their discomfort by taking more frequent hand-rest breaks and applying cold packs to reduce occasional swelling. If these techniques don't offer relief, treatment options include wrist splinting, medications and surgery.\n\nNonsurgical therapy\nMost people with carpal tunnel syndrome can be effectively treated with nonsurgical methods, including:\n\nWrist splinting. A splint that holds your wrist still while you sleep can help relieve nighttime symptoms of tingling and numbness. Splinting is more likely to help you if you've had only mild to moderate symptoms for less than a year. \nNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. NSAIDs may help relieve pain from carpal tunnel syndrome if you have an associated inflammatory condition. If no inflammatory condition is involved, NSAIDs are unlikely to help relieve your symptoms. \nCorticosteroids. Your doctor may inject your carpal tunnel with a corticosteroid, such as cortisone, to relieve your pain. Corticosteroids decrease inflammation, thus relieving pressure on the median nerve. Oral corticosteroids aren't as effective as corticosteroid injections for the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. \n\nThe link below is from the Mayo Clinic and is FREE and reliable.
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i had that problem too and saw a doctor.  carpel tunnel syndrome is a pinched nerve in your wrist.  it will help if you get a brace that goes around your forearm that looks like the brace which is used for tennis elbow.  sort of puts pressure on a pressure point of the muscle in your forearm that tends to relieve the pain from the carpel tunnel syndrome.  another brace that will help is a wrist brace.  this brace has a metal plate in it which keeps your wrist in its normal resting position.  it may seem like it is in an awkward position, but it tends to relieve the pain.  especially when you sleep.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist causing symptoms like tingling, numbness, night time wakening, pain, coldness, and sometimes weakness in parts of the hand. CTS is more common in women than it is in men, and has a peak incidence around age 50 (though it can occur in any adult). The lifetime risk for CTS is around 10% of the adult population.\n\nThe median nerve runs through the carpal tunnel, a canal in the wrist that is surrounded by bone on three sides, and a fibrous sheath (the flexor retinaculum) on the other. In addition to the nerve, many tendons of the hand pass through this canal. The median nerve can be compressed by swelling of the contents of the canal. Other causes include soft tissue swelling in and around the tunnel or even by direct pressure from part of a broken or dislocated bone. However, bone dislocations are a rare cause of carpal tunnel syndrome that are a result of severe traumatic events.\n\nMost cases of CTS are idiopathic. Many people with carpal tunnel syndrome have gradual increasing symptoms over time. A common factor in developing carpal tunnel symptoms is increased hand use or activity. While repetitive activities are often blamed for the development of CTS, the correlation is often unclear. Physiology and family history may have a significant role in individual's susceptibility.\n\nMany cases of carpal tunnel syndrome are provoked by repetitive grasping and manipulating activities. The exposure can be cumulative. Activities may be work-related or related to other activities (i.e. home improvement chores.) Symptoms are commonly exacerbated by forceful and repetitive use of the hand and wrists in industrial occupations, including jack hammer operators, meat packers, computer users and musicians. The condition has been documented for decades, but in recent 10 to 20 years has become more prevalent, probably due to better public awareness and earlier diagnosis.\n\nHowever, recent studies and peer review articles have found no relationship between carpal tunnel syndrome and office-type work. Specifically, research studies have found no statistically significant association between CTS and keyboard use. The jury is still out on what, if any, relationship may exist between CTS and light office work and computer use.
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Carpal Tunnel syndrome is caused by a narrowing of the space in the connective tissue in the wrist joint.  This is caused by over use of the wrist, which creates a pressure on the nerves and tendons.  This narrow gap is caused by a very minor gene abnormality or just plain over use and improper use of the hand.  It is considered a form of Arthritis and handled by a Rheumatologist.  The carpals are very small bones that form interlocking joints that make a wide range of motion possible.\n\nAccording to Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel\n“In the human wrist there is a sheath of tough connective tissue which envelopes and protects one nerve (median nerve) and tendons, which attach muscles to the wrist and hand bones. The carpal tunnel is the space between this sheath (above) and the bones (below) making up the wrist and hand (carpal bones). The term 'carpal tunnel' is also used quite commonly to refer to 'carpal tunnel syndrome' which is a condition where the median nerve is pinched within the tunnel and causes pain and/or numbness of the wrist/hand, once thought to be a result of repetitive motion such as painting or typing.”\n\nCheck out Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpals\nLook at the gray and color image to see just what 8 bones are involved.  The wrist needs these flexible joints so it can run the nerves and tendons through the bone.  If a ball-and-socket joint were used, like it is in the shoulder, then the tendons would get resistance and not the mechanical advantage required to give us our flexibility.\n\nThe best way to treat it is to use surgery to relieve the stress, or to make the channel in the bone larger.  This is also the most drastic way to treat it and the most expensive.  More often than not the risks of surgery are not worth it.  Since any damage to the nerves is can result in chronic pain, loss of sensation, or even paralysis.  Microsurgery inside the carpel bones is possible, but very difficult to do, and still a little experimental.\n\nThe next best way is to use a splint to keep the joint from bending, or to find a way to reduce the stress on the joint.  It can be painful to wear that splint though (I know from experience), and take anti-inflammatory medications like Motrin or Aleve.  Aspirin will not help; it works by breaking apart the blood platelets.  In the case of a headache this can increase the blood flow to the region.  It doesn’t handle inflammation very well though.  Vitamin B6 could help with the inflammation or the pain, but it is not a cure, only a treatment.\n\nMake sure you have the proper diagnoses.  I was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for a while until the pain spread to other joints and became more serious.\n\n Prednisone is a powerful pain-relieving steroid that can be useful for the short term.  It causes drastic and violent mood swings and bone necropsy over a longer period so I don’t recommend it (I was on it several times, Once I developed a spontaneous nose bleed another time I developed such and angry temper that my friends couldn’t believe me.  It also caused me boughts of fear and sheer unreasonable terror reactions—very dangerous stuff.)  You never know just what prednisone will do so I would use it very sparingly and only occasionally, however it is the cheapest and best pain relief I have ever used.\n\nCarpal Tunnel is a life long condition; it will always crop up again and again.  You need to relieve the stress on the wrist.  Get a keyboard wrist support and thing about buying an ergonomic keyboard.  Now days keyboards are universal so you can use one on your work computer without any problems (still I would contact the computer pro, at work, to make sure the proper drivers are installed on your computer, not on the network, and that they know you are doing this.  Take frequent breaks from typing and try to avoid putting stress on the wrist joint.\n\nCheck out\nThe National Institute of Neurological Disord
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My sister had carpel tunnel and she had systs on her wrist like you are referring to.  Carpel tunnel affevts people in different ways it depends on how bad it is.
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What symptoms? It is hard to differentiate between Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and (RSI) Repetitive Strain Injury or even simple strained tendons as in "tennis elbow". Stay away from steroids. They will mask the symptoms and you may exacerbate the problem. See a homeopth.
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repetitive motion sydnrome??  carpal tunnel?  Do you do the same thing for long hours every day?  Or play tennis?  Might be tennis elbow too.  I would see a doc about it if it has been happening for several days.  Or maybe you're sleeping on it funny?\n\nOr it might just be Tom Cruise.  He really gets on my nerves and makes them act up.  Maybe he's getting on yours too!
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it sounds similar to carpal tunnel, do you use computers a lot or do a  job with ripetitive movements of your wrist? see the doctor because the earliest it is caught the better the treatment process before too much damage to the nerve is done.
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Could be a circulation problem. I used to get it in my arms when I was driving for a long time, and it eventually turned to pain. That was a few years a ago. Turns out now I have fibro myalgia which is phantom pains all over my body (its really fun...) You could have carpel tunnel, or anything else. Make a physical appointment, and tell your Dr. He/she may want to do blood work just to check up on it.
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Sounds like your nerve is pinced, but you would know if you had carpel tunnel , it is bloody painful. See your doctor as sometimes the blood vessels shrink and can cause major problems.