What Causes Tingling Feeling In The Right Hand?

Posted on Mon, 11 Jul 2016

Question: Hi, I have been having a tingling feeling in my right hand, for several days. It feels like the feeling you get when your hand has fallen asleep, and wakes up

Answered by Dr. Ishu Bishnoi (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need details of your complaint

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, thanks for asking from HCM.

I can understand your concern. You are having paresthesia in right hand. Before making conclusion, I need some details like

: Is there any neck pain, radiation to hand?

:Are there any factors which increase tingling like sleeping, lifting weight, Flexing neck?

: Any history of Diabetes, Alcohol, chronic drug intake, low vitamin B12?

: Is there any focal deficit or sensory loss in hand?

Kindly provide me answers of these questions, so that I can tell you best differential diagnosis for you. Because these symptoms can occur due to

: Cervical spondylosis

: Thoracic outlet syndrome

: Peripheral sensory neuropathy
due to alcohol, diabetes, B12 deficiency, various drugs etc.

: Syrinx

: Multiple sclerosis

Hope you will understand my point. Thanks. Take care.
If still in doubt, do let me know.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee