Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Do You Know the Signs?

Do you think you may have carpal tunnel syndrome? The symptoms of severe carpal tunnel syndrome (Cts) can found gradually over time. The first sign to watch out for is just a petite or nagging ache in your wrist or hand.

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You need to be aware of changes in sensation, such as burning or tingling in the palm of the hand and the fingers, especially the thumb, index, middle, and one-half of the ring finger. These feelings may come and go at first.

Carpal tunnel sufferers oftentimes report tingling at night. As the syndrome progresses, you may palpate tingling during the day. The tingling and burning may eventually result in dullness in your thumb and first 3 fingers.

I want to point out here that you should not get confused if you are experiencing tingling or dullness in your pinky or petite finger. People who suffer from severe carpal tunnel syndrome do not suffer with this symptom.

Carpal tunnel sufferers also palpate pain as a symptom. You may first consideration this at night when you are sleeping. You may find that the pain awakens you and consideration your wrist may be in a flexed position. This is not normal!

You may feel the need to shake out your hand or wrist to get some temporary relief. As your day goes on, the pain may growth in intensity and severity.

Your symptoms may be magnified by performing simple, daily tasks such as retention your phone, reading, or driving. Some People report that retention a fork brings on symptoms!

If you allow your Cts to go untreated, your symptoms will come to be more frequent and debilitating, to the point where it impacts your daily life. Again, if left untreated, severe carpal tunnel syndrome may cause you to palpate pain in your arm.

Other signs and symptoms of Cts may include:

Fumbling and clumsiness, dropping things frequently. Fingers feeling useless and swollen (even though petite or no swelling is apparent) Decreased grip strength, development it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or accomplish other manual tasks. difficulty telling the discrepancy in the middle of hot and cold by touch.

In severe cases, the muscles at the base of the thumb will waste away. Don't let your symptoms go that far.

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