Many people , especially those of older age groups , are familiar with the feeling of tingling , "crawling", awkwardness , numbness in the hands , especially at night. However, the symptom can occur at any age. The main and most common reason why hands go numb at night is cervical osteochondrosis or salt deposition in the cervical spine. This disease occurs in 70% of the population over the age of 50 , but the process begins after overcoming the 30-year milestone. Now more and more often you can find osteochondrosis in adolescents.
Among other causes of discomfort in the hands, there are diseases of the heart and circulatory system , atherosclerosis , vascular atherothrombosis , diabetes mellitus , hypertension , polyarthritis of small joints , inflammation in the nerves themselves , a lack of B vitamins. In the absence of any pathology, numbness in the hands may occur with an incorrectly selected pillow or an unphysiological position of the body and , above all , hands , during sleep. Many people have a habit of sleeping with their arms thrown up or under their heads , which makes it difficult for blood circulation in the upper limbs.
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How numb hands at night
Unpleasant sensations can be very diverse in their localization. It is very rare to find numbness of the entire arm.
More often, any part of it , which depends entirely on the cause of the disease:
1. Cervical osteochondrosis , spondylosis , hernia or protrusion of the intervertebral discs of the cervical spine , especially when the pathological process is localized in the lower cervical segments ( C5-C7). It is from this part of the spinal cord that the nerves that go to the arms come out.
In this case , depending on the suffering nerve root , numbness can be localized:
- along the inner surface of the arm , from the shoulder to the tips of the 5th and half of the 4th fingers of the hand ( C7);
- on the back of the shoulder and forearm , the back of the 2nd and 3rd fingers ( C6);
- along the side of the arm to the thumb and forefinger ( C5).
With a common pathological process of the lower cervical region, the location of numbness may be different. Headache with cervical osteochondrosis is also not uncommon.
2. Carpal tunnel syndrome - compression of the nerves leading to the hand , in a narrow channel formed by the bones of the wrist. Occurs during prolonged activity associated with the same type of load on the hands by the type of flexion-extension movements ( working at a computer , playing musical instruments , assembling parts , assembly line). In this case, numbness of the entire hand or its parts is observed strictly below the wrist , sometimes there is numbness of the fingers. The overlying parts of the hand are not involved in the pathological process.
3. Polyarthritis of the small joints of the hand. It is characterized by the presence of manifestations only in the fingers.
4. In case of pathology of the shoulder or elbow joints, symptoms will occur in the underlying sections of the upper limb.
5. Diabetes mellitus and other metabolic disorders ( liver disease , kidney disease , endocrine pathology). This also includes the abuse of alcohol and nicotine , since the mechanism for the development of pathology is very similar. Numbness at the same time has an "ascending" character , begins with more distant departments and gradually , over time , "rises" upwards. This happens as larger vessels are involved. Usually two hands are affected at once , the sensations are symmetrical.
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6. With hypertension, dumbness of the hands at night appears only with an increased level of blood pressure.
7. Of particular importance is the numbness of the hands in diseases of the heart. Here you should pay attention to which hand is numb. If there are unpleasant sensations in the right hand , this can be attributed with a high percentage of probability to cervical osteochondrosis. But numbness in the left hand can be a sign of serious heart problems , such as angina pectoris or a heart attack. If the numbness of the left hand arose suddenly , especially at night , and does not go away within an hour , a visit to the doctor is mandatory.
What to do if hands go numb in a dream
1. Try to eliminate all possible factors:
- replace pillow;
- choose a more comfortable sleeping position , often changing positionso as not to allow the vessels to be pinched;
- exclude the use of alcohol and nicotine , especially at night;
- do not do work before going to bed , associated with a load on the hands.
2. Exercises for numb hands at night:
- without getting out of bed , lie on your back and stretch your arms up , bend and unbend your fingers 50 times , then put your hands along the body and repeat the exercise;
- rotational movements in the wrists;
- stand up and close your hands behind your back in the castle , try to raise them as high as possible;
- in mild cases, just shake your hands.
3. You can relax tense neck muscles with a light self-massage before going to bed and during the day. It is enough just to rub the neck with your palms , you can use anti-inflammatory ointments ( nise , fastum gel).
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4. In the absence of contraindications and depending on the cause, physiotherapy procedures can be used:
- magnetic therapy on the neck;
- phonophoresis , darsonvalization of hands;
- paraffin on the hands , forearms;
- electrophoresis with lidase on the area of the carpal tunnel.
5. Folk remedies:
- honey compress: spread honey on the numb areas of the hands with a thin layer , wrap and leave all night , a course of 7-10 procedures;
- wild rosemary: 5 tbsp. crushed raw materials pour 1 glass of apple cider vinegar , insist for a week and use to rub numb areas;
- a glass of hot water every morning on an empty stomach will help strengthen the walls of blood vessels.
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