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Carpal tunnel symptoms often occur in both hands, but
they are usually worse in one hand than the other. You may first notice
it at night- people with those disorder can usually fall asleep, but in
the middle of their slumber, they are awakened by the pain.
Those mild carpal tunnel symptoms primarily affect the hand and
sometimes the forearm, but they can radiate up to the shoulder. It
includes the following:
Numbness or pain in your hand, forearm, or
wrist. Shaking or moving your fingers may ease this numbness and pain.
Occasional
tingling, numbness, "pins-and-needles" sensation or pain. The feeling is
similar to your hand "falling asleep."
Numbness or pain
that worsens while using your hand or wrist, especially when gripping an
object with your hand or bending your wrist.
Occasional aching pain
in your forearm between your elbow and wrist.
Stiffness in your
fingers when you get up in the morning.
With moderate or severe
carpal tunnel symptoms, you may have numbness or reduced strength and
grip in your fingers, thumb or hand. It may even be difficult to:
Do
simple hand movements, such as brushing your hair or holding a fork. You
may accidentally drop objects.
Pinch an object between your thumb and
first finger. Use your thumb while doing simple tasks such as opening
a jar or using a screwdriver. With long-lasting carpal tunnel syndrome,
the thumb muscles can get smaller and weaker.
Carpal tunnel symptoms
may develop gradually over time. It gets shoddier when you do not make a
decision to put an end to the activity that is contributing to the
disorder. In its early stage, you may occasionally lose some feeling in
your hands. Majority of the slight cases of carpal tunnel syndrome gets
better with treatments. Usually there is no permanent damage to the
median nerve.
The carpal tunnel symptoms may improve by itself when
the following happens:
Fluid buildup decreases, such as after
pregnancy.You change or stop the activity that has caused your
carpal tunnel syndrome.
The underlying condition that caused or
contributed to your carpal tunnel symptoms has improved.
Remember
that not all the numbness, pain and tingling are brought about by carpal
tunnel symptoms. It may be caused by other disorder so it’s best to
consult with a specialist to make sure.
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