What Causes Numbness In Finger?

Posted on Thu, 15 May 2014

Question: I have been having some numbness (slight) in my finger next to the little finger in my left arm. Its associated with a slight numbness in the area of my inner left arm just below the armpit. Feels almost like my arm was asleep.

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Compression of nerve in cervical [neck area] spine

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.

According to your symptoms it looks like there is compression of nerve in cervical [neck area] spine. This leads to numbness in your arm and finger.

You may need to take x ray/ MRI spine to see for severity of nerve compression.
Some medication like methylcobalamine with muscle relaxant and analgesic will help, you can take them consulting your treating doctor.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.

Take care

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