numbness, tingling in my fingers, arms???

Also trying not to scare as well.

I am in a motel. AC broke in truck. RV is to be delivered in the morning.

1200 or so miles home with no ac from Alb through Tx and OK.

I really want to do that tomorrow.

 

not for sure but you may have crpal tunel (spelling) my arms will hurt and my fingers will go num when I am asleep some times not very night hope this helps

 

Just wondering how well your CPAP is secured, could it be constricting, and/or getting caught up? Also thinking maybe do you tend to drive one-handed a lot? if you are holding the phone with one hand, the other automatically grips the wheel tighter, hence possible strains and nerve tingling at the end of the day. And vice versa- the hand holding the phone gets cramps after a while from being held above the heart, which reduces blood flow!

And also, why the CPAP? Over-oxygenation can be dangerous, might be worth checking out the settings, and if you really need it.

 

I have had carpal tunnely syndrome and it is VERY painful and wakes you up at night why nobody could ever tell me. My fingers would go numb and tingle just a little bit at first then as it got worse it was almost enough to make ya cry.

At the time I was working in a factory so how I got it isnt a surprise. Anytime you do something that causes you to tense the muscles in your hand over and over again you can set yourself up for carpal tunnel.

I have heard to take B-6 vitiamins for nerve health and there are stretches you can do on your hands and wrists that really do help, as does massage thereapy. Had I know about the alternitves to surgery I would NOT have had the surgery but tried them first instead. Of course my dominant hand was worse and I have found after surgery I dont have the strength in that hand that I did prior.

NO matter what is wrong YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR, ASAP; it could be nothing it could be something...better to be safe than sorry.

 

You know, the more I think about it, this sounds like respiratory alkalosis, caused by too much oxygen. Do the symptoms disappear during the day, or does working make them worse? Tingling fingers and toes are one of the first signs, and this symptom disappears as soon as the over-oxygenation stops. If working makes the symptoms worse, then yes its carpal tunnel or a similar condition.

 

Generally the simplest explanation fits the bill. As roadmedic said it's either circulation or nerves. I'm guessing circulation. I wouldn't look for a temperature difference, the arm isn't dead and you're not sleeping in the alps, you're on blankets in room air. A sensitive thermometer might detect a half degree difference between arms but nothing you would notice.

If you get up and shake the arms out and everything returns to normal I would assume that the way you sleep on it is what is doing it and there is likely no physical damage in the vasculature. I get this all the time in my watch hand because it rides up my forearm and retricts circulation.

If you've asked your phsyician then that's all you can really do right now. Other concerns would be a clot, DIC if JVD is present but not in your case it doens't sound.

If you want to feel productive and probably do some good, go ahead and start taking a daily aspirin regimen. 88mg is fine, the baby aspirin or enteric coated. See if that doesn't help some.

 

I find this thread interesting because I frequently wake up with numb hands or arms. I am healthy, don't smoke, low cholesterol, no carpal tunnel, but it has been increasing.

 

I used to have that. I switched to a less stressful job (OTR) and cut way back on the alcohol. It gradually went away. My fingers in both hands will still lock up if I grip something too tightly. I have to unbend them manually before they'll work again.