What is the cause of numbness in the hands during sleep: what to do?

Most people complain of numbness of hands during sleep, some write it off as an uncomfortable situation. Of course, the proportion of cases of this phenomenon is caused by the human pose, but often this is due to the presence of diseases that are manifested in this way. If the attacks of numbness are disturbed daily and for a long period of time, then it's better not to hesitate and turn to the neurologist.

It is especially important to do it in time, if the numbness of the hands is accompanied by a complete loss of sensitivity, weakness, pain and tingling sensation. The cause of this condition can be the inflammatory process of arterial vessels, Raynaud's disease, atherosclerosis, and circulatory problems. Numbness can occur due to trauma to the nerves - osteochondrosis, tunneling neuropathy, etc.

The most common cause is compression of nerve endings. If you neglect treatment and write off to an uncomfortable position, the consequences can be disappointing. First, there is numbness of the hands during sleep at night, then the loss of sensitivity passes to the fingers and palms. Later a similar condition is observed during the day, accompanied by pain and severe tingling.

Numbness of the limbs is more often due to:

• Carpal tunnel disease. Affected people working at the computer: first numb fingers, then there is their squeezing in the brush. All this is accompanied by severe pain.
• Deficiency of vitamin B12 can provoke numbness of hands during sleep. This element is responsible for metabolic processes in our body. Its deficiency causes general weakness, rapid fatigue, which leads to irritability, sensitivity disturbance in certain areas of skin
• Reynaud's syndrome (rare blood disease). The disease is caused by hereditary factors, stressful situations and intoxication. The person has a loss of sensitivity in the hands and feet, blood circulation disorders, rapid freezing, bluish color of the hands. Young women working with a computer are constantly at risk, constantly in a depressed state.
• Numbness of the hands during sleep occurs with obliterating endarteritis. Because of the narrowing of arterial blood vessels, blood circulation is disrupted. If you do not treat the disease, then gangrene may occur.
• There are cases when the loss of sensitivity of the hands is associated with hyperventilation, ischemic stroke of the cerebellar artery and spine.

Numbness of the right arm is a manifestation of cervical osteochondrosis or hypertension. Similar symptoms are observed in the intervertebral hernia, joint deformities, diabetes mellitus, migraine, sclerosis, and also indicate the lack of certain trace elements and vitamins. Such dysplasia indicates the presence of a risk of serious diseases that require urgent diagnosis and treatment.

How to restore the sensitivity yourself?

It is necessary to shake hands violently and shake them vigorously, then several times to work their fists (squeeze / unclench) to restore blood circulation in the hands. You can do your own finger massage - stretch your arms. During the whole day, roll a round solid ball in the palms.

For preventive maintenance to drink courses a complex of vitamins, to be engaged in physical activity, not allowing to stagnate blood. Regular exercises will help to normalize the tone of muscles and joints.