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What Causes Numbness In Arm And Feeling Of Being In An Elevator?

hi, for the past five or six days ive been feeling a numbness in my left arm along with light pain in one area of my chest and the occasional feeling of being stood in an elevator, im only 20 and i flew to australia a week ago and was wondering if this may be the reason.
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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Numbness in the arm with a pain in the chest (left chest?) could be a sign of a "pinched" nerve in your neck.

Maybe while flying you slept with your neck a bit funny, which may have irritated a nerve? Either way, if your symptoms are not improving over a few weeks, further testing can be helpful (MRI of the cervical spine).
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What Causes Numbness In Arm And Feeling Of Being In An Elevator?

Numbness in the arm with a pain in the chest (left chest?) could be a sign of a pinched nerve in your neck. Maybe while flying you slept with your neck a bit funny, which may have irritated a nerve? Either way, if your symptoms are not improving over a few weeks, further testing can be helpful (MRI of the cervical spine).