When I talk just 5 or 10 minutes my left hand & fingers go numb everytime I talk on cordless telephone. Has this happened to others? I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and or perhaps Schederola (mis-spelled--sorry). That last diagnosis is also an auto-immune disease I think. R.A. (Rheumatoid Arthritis) is an auto-immune disease I think. Any comments or help on this situation. I think that cordless phones might not be good for US!! What do you think on this matter? I don't talk on cell-phones much and not on cordless phones much. I DON'T TALK ON PHONES MUCH. Also, do you think cell phones; cordless phones; computers & monitor ? might cause persons to get cancer?
2006-08-22 18:16:21 · 6 answers · asked by Brown Eyed Susan 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
How are you sitting when you use the phone. sometimes you can put your hands and/or fingers asleep by pressing on a nerve while talking or cut the circulation off with clothing cutting into the blood vessel in the arm. Try not to lean on anything while using the phone and see if there is any change. If not then your RA may have gotten to the point that it pinches the nerve when in a certain position or if you have swelling during the attacks. then it is time to ask your doctor if opening up the bony space Will work to stop the pinching that's causing the numbness.
The jury is still out on the cancer question. Mabey it was just the earlier models that might do this, the newer ones with a shield may prevent this by keeping the antenna far enough away from the brain that the signal will not affect the brain so easily.
2006-08-22 18:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has to do with arthritis, my hands get numb to this is something that happen even before computers wore invented so i don't believe it has anything to do with electronics lots has to do with little accidents here in there over the years like a slip and fall or sickness allot of little things we don't feel them till years after.
2006-08-22 18:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by what is the good word? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have the beginnings of Carpal Tunnel. I have the same thing that happens to me occasionally. I would go see a doctor if you are one of the lucky people in this world who have health insurance. Me, I'm not so lucky so I have to live with it.
2006-08-22 18:20:35 · answer #3 · answered by soniaatcalifornia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
happens to me when i reide my motorcycle and talk on the phone.
2006-08-22 18:24:11 · answer #4 · answered by mrdrywall66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't get so excited ,and quit hold the phone so hard
2006-08-22 18:23:31 · answer #5 · answered by dirtdevil215 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's strange. best wishes.
2006-08-22 18:26:02 · answer #6 · answered by Lucy V. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋