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12-27-2013, 10:24 AM | #1 | |||
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In the beginning carpal tunnel is numbness and tingling.
Often the affected hand goes numb when sleeping. I first noticed it before my pregnancy when gripping the steering wheel of the car. (this was 2-3 yrs before the pregnancy at age 34). Pain did not come to me until I was pregnant and it escalated to alarming levels! Most carpal tunnel is thought today to be metabolic in origin. It used to be always thought to be a repetitive strain, but now the thinking is that the strain "reveals" it but doesn't in fact cause it. When I had my EMGs on my arms in my 5th month, the doctor was concerned that they showed 80% loss of function. This mostly resolved after my son was born. But I still have it to some extent mostly in my right hand today. If I don't strain it somehow, I don't notice it. But if I try to sew with a needle, I have 10 minutes at best before my hand goes numb. I can type and use a computer mouse quite well today, luckily. But lifting something really heavy, or twisting the wrong way, will set off a major pain stab, which then leads to more numbness and tingling unless I wear the brace for a while. Everyone is going to be different. The same tendon compression in the feet is called tarsal tunnel syndrome. If I tie my athletic shoe laces too tightly, my toes will go numb as well. My carpal tunnel was thought to be due to hypothyroid functions at the time.
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