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Experiencing Numbness Of Arms And Hands

Hi. I am a 41 year old female in pretty good health. I am finding that more and more my arms and hands are becoming numb. Just last night I had a fitful night of sleep as I kept waking up from my arms going completely numb due to my sleeping position. Is there a way to remedy this? Should I be worried?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

The numbness of arms denotes a dysfunction of the nerves in the arms.

We need to exclude a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, where the median nerve gets compressed at the level of wrist. The diagnosis can be confirmed by doing nerve conduction studies.

There are good medicines to treat this condition, and hence, there is no need to worry.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Experiencing Numbness Of Arms And Hands

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. The numbness of arms denotes a dysfunction of the nerves in the arms. We need to exclude a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, where the median nerve gets compressed at the level of wrist. The diagnosis can be confirmed by doing nerve conduction studies. There are good medicines to treat this condition, and hence, there is no need to worry. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/