Many people have this feeling, hand numb . When there is numbness in your hands, many people’s first reaction is whether there is a head problem, and has a stroke ?
52-year-old Ms. Wu was in this situation. The sudden numbness of her hands made her nervous. She was worried that this was a signal of a stroke. Ms. Wu hurried to the hospital for treatment. After the examination, the doctor ruled out the stroke.
But Ms. Wu's heart was still not let go. It wasn't a stroke, so what?
Indeed, when hands are numb, you will first think about whether there is a problem with the head. What I want to tell you is that there are many reasons for hands numbness, so you might as well understand it carefully.
First, cervical spondylosis . Many people only have numbness in their hands and no numbness in their feet. If they only have numbness in their upper limbs, the most important disease to be ruled out is cervical spondylosis. The cervical spine compresses the nerves and can cause numbness in their hands. This numbness in their hands is generally symmetry on both sides.
Second, peripheral neuropathy, many diabetic patients always feel numbness in their hands. After going to the hospital for examination, the doctor will say that this is a complication of diabetes. The reason for this is mainly because of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, patients often feel symmetrical numbness in their hands and feet.
3, vitamin B12, there is a nerve-enhancing medicine called vitamin B12, which is a type of B vitamin. If vitamin B12 is lacking, it will cause megacytic anemia . Because it can nourish the nerves, lack of vitamin B12 will also cause numbness in the hands. For various chronic digestive diseases, vegans are more likely to experience vitamin B12 deficiency.
Fourth, caused by drugs. If there is no numbness in the hands before, and after using the drugs, you should also be wary of the drugs. Certain chemotherapy drugs such as vincristine , colchicine , paclitaxel , doxorubicin, etc. can cause numbness in the hands because these drugs will damage the peripheral nerves. Some antibiotics such as aminoglycoside antibiotics, and some antituberculosis drugs such as isoniazid are neurotoxic and may also cause numbness in the hands.
Fifth, hand-related nerve damage caused by trauma or excessive use, such as brachial plexus nerve damage, carpal tunnel syndrome, , cubital tube syndrome, etc., can cause numbness in the hand.
, the cause of numbness in hand should be found as soon as possible, and the symptomatic treatment effect is better. No matter which cause the numbness in hand, you should quit smoking and alcohol, because smoking and alcoholism will aggravate numbness.
