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What Causes Swelling And Numbness In Armpit?

I woke up Sunday morning and took a shower, noticed my right armpit area was not only numb but appeared to have some sort of bulge. It was gone within 24 hours but now I get tingle in my right hand. Not sure if its related but they both systems happened at the same time.
Tue, 15 Sep 2015
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Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,

If this numbness or tingling sensations is not troubling your daily activities or it occurs occasionally after shower or bathing then there no need to worry much, because in many cases no apparent cause is found to explain such tingling.

However sometimes this tingling sensations are actually paresthesia, which are associated with few medical conditions such as,

1) remaining in posture for a long time
2) lack of blood supply to the particular area
3) Diabetes, thyroid state or vitamin deficiency.

So if this feeling is constant and troublesome then you need to see physician who will examine you thoroughly with complete medical history and order relevant investigations to rule out above causes.

Do not be worried like I said in most cases the causes are benign and don't need treatment.

Hope this will help you how to proceed further.

Regards,
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What Causes Swelling And Numbness In Armpit?

Hi, Welcome to health care magic, If this numbness or tingling sensations is not troubling your daily activities or it occurs occasionally after shower or bathing then there no need to worry much, because in many cases no apparent cause is found to explain such tingling. However sometimes this tingling sensations are actually paresthesia, which are associated with few medical conditions such as, 1) remaining in posture for a long time 2) lack of blood supply to the particular area 3) Diabetes, thyroid state or vitamin deficiency. So if this feeling is constant and troublesome then you need to see physician who will examine you thoroughly with complete medical history and order relevant investigations to rule out above causes. Do not be worried like I said in most cases the causes are benign and don t need treatment. Hope this will help you how to proceed further. Regards,