Numb hands while sleeping..!
Question: Numb hands while sleeping!.!.
Every night I wake up at least two or three times because my hands are going numb!. It isnt my entire hand exactly, but certain fingers!. Sometimes its my pinky, ring and middle finger, and sometimes its my thumb and index finger!. Never just one, and never mixed up!.!. either not numb, or numb in those pairs!. I figure its from using a computer most of my whole life, and I'm starting to experience the beginning of carpel tunnel, but getting it corrected is out of the question right now (no insurance means no drs) !.!.!. What are some good suggestions to relieve this!? Waking up and wiggling my fingers around to 'revive' them every night is getting tiresome!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
A deficiency in vitamin B12 will produce symptoms such as excessive sweating, numbing and tingling and prickling sensations in the outer extremities ie ~ hands and feet, arms and legs, fatigue and exhaustion, chest pains and heart palpitations, dizzy spells, fainting and loss of balance, excessive urination and dry mouth, nausea and vomiting, headaches and migraines, depression, insomnia and constipation, irritability and moodiness and an inability to think clearly !.!.!.!.Quite scary actually if you don't realise the vitamin factor!.
If you've been under a lot of stress lately this will cause the loss of your precious B complex of vitamins!.
Eat more foods rich in vitamin B12 ie: organ meats such as lambs fry and kidneys, skimmed milks and cheeses (if you can tolerate dairy that is) , fresh fish and eggs!.
Without sufficient vitamin B12 in your body any iron you ingest will never be assimilated properly, so increase your intake of iron also as well if you aren't already eating enough iron rich foods!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. if you are having dizzy spells, excessive feelings of being cold, nasty headaches and fatigue and exhaustion as well then these are symptoms of iron deficiency which can be brought about through lack of sufficient B12, calcium & vitamin D in your system!.
The RDI/RDA, according to the National Research Council, is 10 - 15mg per day for adults !.!.!.!.!.!. ?
foods rich in iron are ~ red meat, dried peaches, egg yolks, oysters, organic nuts, beans, asparagus, unsulphured blackstrap molasses and oatmeal!.
Vitamin C rich foods eaten in conjunction with iron rich foods will increase the absorption rate of the iron!.
ie ~ citrus fruits such as lemons, limes and oranges (or juices), leafy and green vegies, tomatoes and potatoes, red and green peppers!.
If you are lactose intolerant or vegetarian then it is really important that you supplement your diet with a multi B complex tablet on a daily basis and ensure that you get enough iron on a daily basis!.
Things that will rob you of your precious B complex of vitamins are :- stress, eating too much protein, alcohol, eating too much tinned food, laxatives and diuretics, antiobiotics, antidepressants, penicillin, prednisone and aspirin, otc cold and flu medicines!.
Also, try to cut back on drinks such as caffeine, tea, sodas and soft drinks as they are all B complex thieves!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. as well as being great at dehydrating you!.
Take a multi B complex tablet including all the B's ie: B1, B2 B3, B5, B6 and B12 as they work best synergistically (together)!.!.!.!.!.!.!. do not take any of the B complex of vitamins individually, but rather as a whole complex, unless specifically instructed to by a nutritionally oriented physician or naturopath!.
The B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy neural, digestive and immune system functioning and will help u enormously in dealing with the daily level of stress we are exposed to at some level!.
The B complex of vitamins is a water soluble complex and as such our bodies can neither store or produce them!. Therefore we need to ingest them on a daily basis or suffer the consequences as you unfortunately are!.
A good way to check if you are anaemic is to pull down the lower lid of your eyelids and check the coloring of the skin there!. if it is pink or reddish then you are healthy, if it is pasty and pale then you are more than likely anaemic!.
if you are drinking caffeinated beverages within an hour of eating your meals then you are more than likely inhibiting your iron absorption!.
When you take your daily B complex please be aware that vitamin B12 needs vitamin B6 (included in a multi supplement B complex), calcium and vitamin D to be effectively absorbed!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin, so simply get 10 - 15 minutes per day of safe sun exposure and calcium rich foods are ~ leafy and green vegies, tofu, sardines, kale, broccoli, collard greens, fresh salmon and tuna !.!.!.!.!.!. salmon and tuna are cold water fishes which are also a rich source of magnesium (known as the antistress mineral) which is probably another thing you need to focus on as well ~ your stress levels!. Quite a handfull of information here !.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. sorry it's a bit long winded but you need to know all this!.
When our bodies are placed under added stress such as sickness, relationship dramas, new job, school studies, boring jobs or just daily life really, the B complex of vitamins are usually the first group to get used up and we therefore need to adjust our intake accordingly!.
When you are getting any stress related symptoms or any of the above mentioned symptoms simply take another B tablet!. As they are water soluble our bodies will simply excrete any excess in our urine!.
Drink loads of fresh filtered water too as the happiest and healthiest body will always be the most hydrated one!.
hope this helps u
peace 2 uWww@Answer-Health@Com
If you've been under a lot of stress lately this will cause the loss of your precious B complex of vitamins!.
Eat more foods rich in vitamin B12 ie: organ meats such as lambs fry and kidneys, skimmed milks and cheeses (if you can tolerate dairy that is) , fresh fish and eggs!.
Without sufficient vitamin B12 in your body any iron you ingest will never be assimilated properly, so increase your intake of iron also as well if you aren't already eating enough iron rich foods!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. if you are having dizzy spells, excessive feelings of being cold, nasty headaches and fatigue and exhaustion as well then these are symptoms of iron deficiency which can be brought about through lack of sufficient B12, calcium & vitamin D in your system!.
The RDI/RDA, according to the National Research Council, is 10 - 15mg per day for adults !.!.!.!.!.!. ?
foods rich in iron are ~ red meat, dried peaches, egg yolks, oysters, organic nuts, beans, asparagus, unsulphured blackstrap molasses and oatmeal!.
Vitamin C rich foods eaten in conjunction with iron rich foods will increase the absorption rate of the iron!.
ie ~ citrus fruits such as lemons, limes and oranges (or juices), leafy and green vegies, tomatoes and potatoes, red and green peppers!.
If you are lactose intolerant or vegetarian then it is really important that you supplement your diet with a multi B complex tablet on a daily basis and ensure that you get enough iron on a daily basis!.
Things that will rob you of your precious B complex of vitamins are :- stress, eating too much protein, alcohol, eating too much tinned food, laxatives and diuretics, antiobiotics, antidepressants, penicillin, prednisone and aspirin, otc cold and flu medicines!.
Also, try to cut back on drinks such as caffeine, tea, sodas and soft drinks as they are all B complex thieves!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. as well as being great at dehydrating you!.
Take a multi B complex tablet including all the B's ie: B1, B2 B3, B5, B6 and B12 as they work best synergistically (together)!.!.!.!.!.!.!. do not take any of the B complex of vitamins individually, but rather as a whole complex, unless specifically instructed to by a nutritionally oriented physician or naturopath!.
The B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy neural, digestive and immune system functioning and will help u enormously in dealing with the daily level of stress we are exposed to at some level!.
The B complex of vitamins is a water soluble complex and as such our bodies can neither store or produce them!. Therefore we need to ingest them on a daily basis or suffer the consequences as you unfortunately are!.
A good way to check if you are anaemic is to pull down the lower lid of your eyelids and check the coloring of the skin there!. if it is pink or reddish then you are healthy, if it is pasty and pale then you are more than likely anaemic!.
if you are drinking caffeinated beverages within an hour of eating your meals then you are more than likely inhibiting your iron absorption!.
When you take your daily B complex please be aware that vitamin B12 needs vitamin B6 (included in a multi supplement B complex), calcium and vitamin D to be effectively absorbed!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin, so simply get 10 - 15 minutes per day of safe sun exposure and calcium rich foods are ~ leafy and green vegies, tofu, sardines, kale, broccoli, collard greens, fresh salmon and tuna !.!.!.!.!.!. salmon and tuna are cold water fishes which are also a rich source of magnesium (known as the antistress mineral) which is probably another thing you need to focus on as well ~ your stress levels!. Quite a handfull of information here !.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. sorry it's a bit long winded but you need to know all this!.
When our bodies are placed under added stress such as sickness, relationship dramas, new job, school studies, boring jobs or just daily life really, the B complex of vitamins are usually the first group to get used up and we therefore need to adjust our intake accordingly!.
When you are getting any stress related symptoms or any of the above mentioned symptoms simply take another B tablet!. As they are water soluble our bodies will simply excrete any excess in our urine!.
Drink loads of fresh filtered water too as the happiest and healthiest body will always be the most hydrated one!.
hope this helps u
peace 2 uWww@Answer-Health@Com
This happens to me, I always attributed it to circulation being cut off depending on how I am sleeping!. If my hand is under my pillow which is under my head, my hand will fall asleep!. I got a set of hand squeeze exercise thingys to help with the circulation in my hands, and it seems to help!. It has, as an added benifit, helped with my guitar playing!Www@Answer-Health@Com
does this happen only at night!? I have two or three fingers go numb at times!. I had an xray done and there is degeneration in the disks in my neck!. C4 and C5 to be exact!. As we age our spines slowly compress and this can irritate the nerves causing numbness or tingling like your feeling!.
Could be a possiblity!. You should go to the Dr!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Could be a possiblity!. You should go to the Dr!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Do you maybe!.!.!. sleep on your fingers!? Like is your head of part of a body part lying on it when you sleep!? This happens to my whole arm sometimes because i kinda lie on it and in the morning i can't movie it at all of 5 minutes!. Its kinda cool though; i can lift it up!.!.!. and only gravity drops it back down :DWww@Answer-Health@Com
I dont know what could be wrong but ive learned in class to help prevent, and alleviate carpel tunnel is a really simple excersie!. put your arms out to your sides and rotate your hands about 10 times one way and 10 times the other way!. hope this helps!Www@Answer-Health@Com
you were sleeping on your hand so when you woke up there wasnt enough blood in you hand!. its normal and it happened to me before!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
try to sleep relying on the other side of your body!.
Perhaps while sleeping you mess up with the circulation of bloodWww@Answer-Health@Com
Perhaps while sleeping you mess up with the circulation of bloodWww@Answer-Health@Com
Couyld be a pinched nerve!. Or perhaps how ur sleeping on your arm!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Maybe you are sleeping on your hand!?Www@Answer-Health@Com