Why did her hands tingle?

Why did her hands tingle?

The symptom Eight-months pregnant women was concerned about the recurring pins-and-needles in her hands. With a diabetic brother, she worried that it might be a sign of the disease in her too. The exam Her blood pressure and pulse was normal.

Then the doctor tapped her wrists gently with a reflex hammer, and she felt the tingling again. ‘You have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,’ he announced. The condition is associated with heavy computer use and also common in late pregnancy, when fluid retention in the area causes pressure on the nearby median nerve.

The cure lady’s doctor had her use splints to keep her wrists from bending and pressing on the nerve. In days, the tingling and numbness reduced, and two weeks after her baby boy was born, she was normal. Attention! Prolonged pins and needles may also be indicative of several serious diseases, so don’t ignore it (even if you are not pregnant).