Carpal Tunnel Cause of Tingling and Numbness in Your Wrist
If you are experiencing tingling or numbness in your hand and wrist you most likely have carpal tunnel syndrome. It is a painful progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist.
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist. This nerve runs from the forearm into the hand, and it controls sensations to the palm side of the thumb and fingers, as well as impulses to some small muscles in the hand that allow the fingers and thumb to move.
The carpal tunnel is a narrow passage at the base of your hand. Sometimes irritated tendons or other swelling narrows the tunnel and causes the median nerve to be compressed.
Although your painful sensation may be something else, carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common cause. Symptoms usually start gradually, with frequent burning, tingling, or itching numbness.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is often the result of a combination of factors that increase pressure on the median nerve and tendons in the carpal tunnel, rather than a problem with the nerve itself.
Women are three times more likely than men to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, perhaps because the carpal tunnel itself may be smaller in women than in men. The dominant hand is usually affected first and produces the most severe pain.
Treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome should begin as early as possible, generally involves resting the affected hand and wrist for at least 2 weeks. If there is inflammation, applying cool packs can help reduce swelling.
Aspirin, ibuprofen, and other nonprescription pain relievers may ease pain. Wrist braces immobilizes to allow for healing and preventing further injury.
There are additional remedies available for those who do not get restful relief. Visit your health care professional for those opportunities.
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