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Numbness is loss of transmission of touch sensation through the nerves.
If you carry a plastic shopping bag with too much weight for too long, and the handle passes directly over a joint, you might either put too much pressure on a nerve bundle or veins, causing numbness either directly through pressure or by restricting circulation and starving the nerves of oxygen.
This same process can happen because of cold, which causes constriction of blood vessels - especially in the extremities.
Simple awkward positions of the arms or legs can cause this, either by simple restriction of blood flow or pressure against nerve bundles.
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Where is your issue numb?
its in your fingers
Is it normal when you have a fever my hands and fingers are numb?
my son has a 102.2 fever he is 18 years old but his hands and fingers are numb! is that normal?
What is it when you feel one of the fingers in your hand numb?
you broke it
Where is the serial numb on the Remington model 341?
fingers on the trigger
If only two of your fingers are numb what is the cause?
Obstruction of blood flow, decreasing how much oxygen is getting to the fingers.
Why do fingers get numb when holding ice cubes?
because your fingers get cold and when your fingers get cold nerves in your fingers slowly shut down that's why ppl get frost bite
Can archery cause numb fingers?
If you shoot without a finger tab, yes.
Your fingers tingle and feel numb and white blisters apper after washing what is this?
diluted hydrogen peroxide
Why do your fingers go numb when you cough?
usually they shouldnt... if they do you should probably go see a doctor.
Can a girl get pregnant if the guy has com and his hands and went to wash it off then fingers the girl can she get pregnant?
It depends If there Is still some on his fingers.
Why are your fingers numb?
Only a doctor can say for sure. But numbness can be due to a pinched nerve or other injury.
Why do my hands feet fingers and toes go numb when I take opiates?
my buddy had a similar problem if he would take it the night before next morning his toes would go numb
