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What Causes Pins And Needles Sensation, Dizziness And Numbness In Arm?
Hi Doctor, please help. I am 38 years old and am worried as lately my left hand gets pins and needles, then it slowly numbs my left arm. I sometimes get dizzy and my neck and back even go into a spasm not sure if thats caused from me panicking or from whatever is doing this to me. Had tests done but they cant seem to find the problem. another worry is that I have also had my ears cleaned out recently, could it be a middle ear infection I now have, and would that even have anything to do with my arm and neck going numb?
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Hello,
The symptoms could be caused by carpal tunnel syndrome, where a nerve, known as median nerve, gets pinched in the wrist region. The diagnosis can be confirmed by doing nerve conduction studies, and treatment is possible with medications such as gabapentin.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist
The symptoms could be caused by carpal tunnel syndrome, where a nerve, known as median nerve, gets pinched in the wrist region. The diagnosis can be confirmed by doing nerve conduction studies, and treatment is possible with medications such as gabapentin.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist
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