basically if i've been sleeping with my full body weight on my arm for most of the night, i wake up and i have absolutley no feeling in that arm. Its totally floppy and just feels like a lead weight attached to my shoulder. I cant do anything with the arm or my hand and fingers but as the feeling gradually comes back i get this strong tingly feeling in my arm. So is this purely because the circulation was cut off? And could this numbness ever become permanent if i were laying on my arm for long enough?
2006-09-13 01:14:36 · 18 answers · asked by londonboy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
You've cut the circulation off in your arm and have impinged the nerves. When you get up the circulation returns and the nerve is allowed to function normally.
2006-09-13 01:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by i have no idea 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The numbness is purely due to lack of circulation. That is also the reason for the tingling sensation when the blood resumes normal circulation into the arm. The numbness could become permanent, as a matter of fact worse damage could be caused to the arm, if the circulation is cut off for an extended period.
2006-09-13 01:19:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your arm was trapped under your body for that length of time, the circulation and nerve impulses were slowed down. So your arm feels like it's "asleep" and it takes a while for the feeling to return. The numbness can become permanent if you continue to sleep on your arm this way.
If you must sleep on your side, have your arm at a right angle to your body with the elbow bent. This will help the circulation. Or switch sides from time to time.
2006-09-13 01:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Numb...your cutting off circulation. Depriving your arm or any part of your body from blood for too long can cause a little damage in your nerves, but I don't think your arm will fall off.
2006-09-13 01:17:54 · answer #4 · answered by sweetpea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get teh same exact thing..ill wake up and my arm totally flops..looks and feels dead..then i get feeling back and am thankful lol...i think its just total circulation cut off...i dont think it can cause permament damage because you are probably not sleeping on it for that long...it may seem like a while..but you lose circulation quite fast..and it may be possible that something in ur body tells you that you are losing circulation and thats why you wake up all limp haha..but i hope im not losing an arm sleeping, that would be bull
2006-09-13 01:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by Michael D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Circulation gets Cut Off.
And:
No. (Although It feels Like It Sometimes.)
2006-09-13 01:25:20 · answer #6 · answered by skettopolis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please see the webpages for more details on Paresthesia (Numbness and tingling)
Transient paresthesia is the temporary sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of the skin -- "pins and needles." It is usually felt in the extremities (hands, arms, legs, or feet), but can also occur in other parts of the body. This temporary sensation is usually caused by inadvertent pressure placed on a superficial nerve. The sensation gradually goes away once the pressure is relieved.
2006-09-13 01:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No blood circulation. You body will move to protect itself before permanent damage occurs
2006-09-13 01:17:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're cutting off the blood circulation to your arm.
I don't believe it could ever become permanent just from laying on it.
2006-09-13 01:16:52 · answer #9 · answered by bad_dog76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the blood circulation in that part gets held up.
2006-09-13 01:18:24 · answer #10 · answered by wisecrack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋