Tingling of the hands
Numbness can be defined as an abnormal feeling that a person may feel in different places on the body, but it often occurs in the toes, hands, legs, or arms, and numbness may appear as a quick reaction to doing a certain action, such as sitting in a certain position for a period of time. Time and this is normal, but numbness may occur for a long period of time repeatedly or continuously, and then it is imperative to see a doctor to detect health conditions or diseases that may be the cause of its occurrence.
Hand numbness treatment
Treatment is based mainly on knowing the cause, and the doctor often diagnoses the patient’s condition and determines the cause by knowing the symptoms that the patient is complaining of, and conducting some tests such as blood tests, lumbar puncture examination, X-ray imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and nerve tests such as electromyography, In some cases, the patient may be referred to other specialists such as a neurologist, pain specialist, or rheumatologist, and this can be explained as follows:
Determining the cause: If a person suffers from numbness as a result of infection with a specific disease, providing appropriate treatment for this disease may contribute to alleviating or treating numbness. In cases of peripheral neuropathy as a result of suffering from diabetes, by controlling blood sugar levels it is possible to treat numbness as long as the peripheral nerves have not yet been destroyed, and the same is the case in the case of dispensing vitamin supplements to those who suffer from their deficiency.
Medicinal options: In some cases, doctors resort to dispensing medications to relieve the pain associated with numbness if it is confined to a specific area, most notably capsaicin cream and lidocaine adhesive, and in some cases other drugs may be dispensed as some of the medicines that are known to be used to treat depression and epilepsy.
See a doctor
You should see a doctor if the numbness spreads to other parts of the body, and immediate medical help should be sought if the numbness appears suddenly, especially if this is accompanied by symptoms such as weakness, confusion, dizziness, sudden severe headache, or difficulty speaking, and from, On the other hand, you should plan to visit the doctor soon in the following cases:
- If the numbness appears in a specific part of the hand, not the whole, such as the fingers of the two hands only.
- If the occurrence of numbness is associated with performing some tasks or activities, especially those that require frequent movement.
- If the numbness persists or becomes more severe.
- If the feeling of numbness comes and goes.
- If the effect of numbness is on both sides of the body.
