my left hand has been numb for the past week - only thought it would go away but hasnt. what could be wrong?
2006-08-27 21:27:34 · 12 answers · asked by wonderingchix 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Most often this kind of symptom is caused by a pinched nerve in your cervical spine(your neck). Your primary doctor should send u to a neurologist or neurosurgeon depending on the test results from a MRI &/or a CT scan. That will show what is causing the numbness & what options are open to you to resolve the problem..
2006-08-27 21:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by Deb T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few questions, is it just your hand or is it part of your forearm as well? Do you have the same movement in your hand? Any tingling or "pins and needles"? What happened before the numbness began?
i would suggest seeing your doctor and having some tests done. It could be (and more than likely is) a pinched nerve.
2006-08-28 04:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by vinyl_mad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After a car wreck where I was wiped around pretty good and held on to the wheel pretty tight I had a numb arm, then later a numb lower back and then leg. And yes it was attributed to a pinched nerve, and it was cured by a Chiropractor adjusting me.
2006-08-28 04:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by Nedan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does sound like a pinched nerve. A chiropractor can help with that. Doctors don't know what to do with that type of thing.
2006-08-28 04:35:23 · answer #4 · answered by Living the Alaskan life 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have an infection, or damaged a nerve in the arm. I know I damaged my ulnar nerve once and it didn't get better for months. Go see your MD, and maybe a neurologist to have nerve studies done.
2006-08-28 04:39:43 · answer #5 · answered by Appolnia_76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be a pinched nerve. there is no cure.
I have numb toes on and off, have done everything doctor wize...
no solutions
2006-08-28 04:30:35 · answer #6 · answered by Genie♥Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a number of things could be wrong, like, carpol tunnel, a pinched nerve, stroke.... this could be a sign of something serious. See a doctor.
2006-08-28 05:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by lori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a possible pinched nerve...see the doc
2006-08-28 04:30:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
r u left handed? do you write alot? i think you should go to the hospital before something worse happens
2006-08-28 04:32:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with everyone else it sounds like a pinched nerve
2006-08-28 05:07:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋