The tips of my finger are falling asleep a lot lately, any ideas why? carpel tunnel maybe?

Answer 1

Hi
1. Vibration white finger caused by using vibrating tools
2. Trapped nerve in your back.. see an osteopath
3. Excessive typing..nerve damage
4. leprosy.
5. go see a doctor as it may be a virus attacking the nervous system

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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The tips of my finger are falling asleep a lot lately, any ideas why? carpel tunnel maybe?

Answer 4

It depends on what activity are you performing when your "fingers fall asleep." If you're on the computer a lot, you should take breaks, every so often, to do some hand stretches. Maintaining the correct posture is very important. So try to keep your wrists straight when typing, rather than bend, that way you won't cut of the nerve innervation to your hand, which causes you to think your hand is falling asleep (losing sensation).

Answer 5

Yes it may be carpel tunnel, & they can fix it, by cutting into ur wrist & filing the bones where the tendens pass through, I have Diabetic nervopathy & there no help that I know of.

Answer 6

It could be carpal tunnel. It could be a lot of things. Those symptoms sometimes are an indication of diabetes. Get yourself a checkup. An annual physical is the best way to make sure your body is properly "tuned up" and running well.

Answer 7

Have a doctor check it out, there could be something restricting blood flow. When I had carpal tunnel (had the surgery), my hands and arms would be numb, not just fingertips. Everybody is different though, so I'd suggest have it checked out. You can even look on www.webmd.com and look up the symptoms.

Answer 8

It could be carpel tunnel or just poor circulation to your fingers.

Answer 9

I thought I had it (my pinky and ring finger were) so I started reading on it... I heard my boss talking about it one day and he went to the doc. The doc stated that he was sitting in this chair with his elbows on the arm rest and that was pinching a nerve that would make his hands numb. That is what happend to me so I try to sit better in my chair and it usually fixes it in a few days.

Answer 10

i bet that you use a laptop a lot...try moving to a desktop

the problem actually starts at the next from you leaning to
look at the screen, so make sure to do a lot of stretches like
shoulder rolls, and get someone to massage your neck
every now and then