Suggest Treatment For Tingling And Numbness In Arm

Posted on Sat, 7 May 2016

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Sat, 7 May 2016 Answered on

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Question : The tingling in my right arm causes all my fingertips to have small temporary numbness. When the tingling occurs I shake my arm hard and it goes away. Why is that?

Age is 58. 59 on May 29.

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Nerve compression seems to be the most probable reason.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Numbness is a symptom of nerve irritation or compression. No doubt in that.
Nerve, which is compressed, does not get enough blood supply. So the conduction of electric signals through the nerve is impeded. It sends wrong signals which can be felt as numbness.
If this sensation appears in all 5 fingers, the nerve compression is in the armpit, shoulder or cervical spine area.
To determine the exact location of the problem, test called EMG should be done. Please consult neurologist with this issue.

Hope this help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar