Numbing Hands...dangerous???!


Question: Okay, so my hands will randomley start tingling and getting numb. It's never the entire hand, just half of it. It feels reaaaally strange. My hands are not "falling asleep" because itll last at least for 5 min if not more. I'll rub my hands to try to make them go back to normal, but it just doesn't seem to help. I've been told its caused by a lack of electrolytes.

So my question is, is this dangerous...a lack of electrolytes??? I have no clue. And do you know of any foods or drinks that provide them?


Answers: Okay, so my hands will randomley start tingling and getting numb. It's never the entire hand, just half of it. It feels reaaaally strange. My hands are not "falling asleep" because itll last at least for 5 min if not more. I'll rub my hands to try to make them go back to normal, but it just doesn't seem to help. I've been told its caused by a lack of electrolytes.

So my question is, is this dangerous...a lack of electrolytes??? I have no clue. And do you know of any foods or drinks that provide them?

There are many reasons for abnormal sensations in the hands - only some of which are listed above. As mentioned, carpal tunnel syndrome is very common. If your job or hobby involves lots of hand/finger movement (computer typing?) you can provoke carpal tunnel. Carpal tunnel affects the median nerve which runs through the wrist and will cause tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, half of the ring finger and the thumb side of the palm. If this sounds like you, try to avoid the provoking activity or at least give yourself adequate breaks during the activity. As you rest stretch your wrists downward.

See a doctor to be sure. If it's carpal tunnel you'll probably be referred to an occupational therapist, who usually helps a ton.

Good luck!

sounds like carpal tunnel

Dear god. The way to balance electrolytes is to NOT be malnourished and to consume adequate amounts of everything your body needs... so unless you have a pre-existing condition that would cause electrolite imbalance (this includes eating disorders), that doesn't really work. I'm 14, so I'm not an expert, to say the very least, but it could even be something serious like neurological damage or a degenerative disease. So if it persists, keep seeing doctors, and if it worsens, namely by spreading, go see a neurologist.

Okay so I'm no doctor but I actually do know the answer to this. I recently tested positive for tubercolosis, and I had to get put on pills for 9 months to make sure my immune system could continue to fight it off forever... well when the doctor put me on the medicine he said it was going to cause the levels of some vitamin to go down in my body, which would cause my hands to tingle and go numb. It sounds like you have a vitamin deficiancy! I can't quite remember what one it is though.... I'll go look it up and if I find it I'll tell you. Anyway the doctor just gave me another set of pills to take to keep these levels normal, and I'm sure you can get them from your doctor. Mention what I said, about the TB medication causing this deficiancy. Doctors aren't perfect, they don't always think of everything. It's possible you just have a natural deficiency without the TB medication.

The number one reason that tingling occurs is Carpal Tunnel syndrome. Have you had blood work done? How is your sugar? Diabetes has been know to cause this as well. Go to the Doctor and get the necessary tests for your diagnosis. Good luck!

Carpal Tunnel





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