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Originally Posted by mrsD
..............Females have hormonal issues that can affect the carpal tunnel as well. This is less common for men, obviously. ............
I've had carpal tunnel for over 30 yrs. One thing that can still set me off, is gripping the steering wheel of the car for long periods (I have a cover that cushions this now) or tight gloves. Both will make my hands go numb! I use the night braces for tough times. But so far over the years I have avoided surgery. It was totally very bad during my pregnancy however! Back then my whole arms would go numb at night and then burn when they woke up.
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I've had carpal tunnel
(CTS) for over 20 years
(& PN for about 12-15) and the same problems Mrs D mentioned
are mine, as well.
I wear a night brace every night and get a
cortisone shot
in my right wrist every 10-12 mos.
I've been staving off surgery for about 4-5 years, now.
PN causes numbness, but the every night and positioning that Ian mentions would seem to indicate that he should get tested for
CTS.
EMG &
nerve velocity tests would probably confirm
CTS ,
along
with PN...... to compound the problem.
Quite common with us
PN'ers