What could be the possible cause of numbness in the little finger and the ring finger on both hands on waking in the mornings?
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Hi choccy, Try Carpal tunnel syndrome, it's where the nerve passes through a wrist bone and gets mild damage causing numbness. Constant pc users suffer from it, but ask a doc I may be wrong :o)
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Some kind of interferrance with nerves. It could be damage in many places; carpal tunnel syndrome, pinched nerves in your upper back, etc. Go see a doctor. If left untreated it may become permanent.
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Here's a website that can give you some answers: http://www.handuniversity.com/topics.asp?Topic_ID=41 I had the same problem years ago when I worked for the Post Office.
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Well carpal tunnel is one reason, it could be your circulation, it could be a pinched nerve in your back nor neck and there are other possible reasons. I would suggest that you go to the doctors. Don't ignore this.
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It sounds like compression or entrapment of your ulnar nerve. It affects the nerves to the little finger and to the ring finger. It can happen in the back of your elbow or higher up near your collarbone. The collarbone area is where it gets to me. My husband is a massage therapist and he will work on the front of my chest doing deep tissue along the collarbone and towards my arm at the bottom of the shoulder and also the area above my elbow with some pressure points. Do you sleep with your arm curled up, elbow tight? That is when I find I wake up and my fingers are numb. I try to keep my arm straight when I sleep and not prop it up when driving a car. There are a few exercises you can try too if those things don't work.
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I had the same problem when i was pregnant, it was diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome and i wore wrist supports to bed, it did help a bit but a couple of months after i had my daughter it cleared up.. sounds similar chocolate monster. Have you seen the doc yet??
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