Often a phenomenon occurs when a person has a numb hand during sleep. After waking up, it usually goes away.
The reasons that
the hand goes numb during sleep can be various. The most harmless of them is the uncomfortable position of the neck. This situation is likely when the pillow is very high during sleep or, conversely, low enough. An uncomfortable position makes the neck muscles tense. The result of this condition is the constriction of blood vessels, which does not allow the right amount of blood to enter the tissue. The solution to the problem in this case is possible by changing the location of the pillow. Slowly lowering or raising it, you can eliminate the tension of the cervical muscles. In this case, the problem in which
the hand goes
numb during sleep will be solved. Sometimes a pillow is easy enough to replace.
Sometimes a hand goes numb during sleep in a man to whom a woman puts her head on her shoulder and falls asleep in this position. Gradually, the artery closes during the night. As a result, numbness sets in.
But there are cases when paresthesia (as this phenomenon is called in medical practice) is an alarming signal. Sometimes it can be a sign of a thrombus in the artery. If after waking up the numbness for more than an hour does not go away, then you should immediately consult a doctor. With untimely treatment, development of irreversible processes in the tissues is possible.
If the right hand is numb at night , then this may be a consequence of carpal syndrome. This pathology occurs after heavy loads. For example, long work at the computer strains the wrists and can cause numbness in the hands at night. Pathology occurs in connection with a narrowing of the nerve channel and pinching of nerve fibers.
Often, numbness of the hands during sleep becomes a consequence of problems with the spine. Provokes pathology of osteochondrosis of his cervical spine. This is a very unpleasant disease. It not only limits mobility in the cervical region, but also extends to the sternum, shoulders and arms. The source of osteochondrosis is a pinched or permanently irritated nerve located near the vertebra. In the case when the pathology is located on the left side, the
left hand is numb in a dream
, and when on the right, then the right.
Paresthesia may result from shoulder injuries. These include stretching or rupture of tendons and muscles, as well as dislocation of the joint.
Numbness of the hands can be a consequence of the occurrence of neuralgia of the brachial plexus. This pathology often affects the right hand. Its main symptoms are acute pain, which alternates with a feeling of numbness. At the same time, muscle sagging with subsequent atrophy is observed, as well as limitation in arm movements.
One of the serious causes of paresthesia can be squeezing of the ulnar nerve. During sleep, the arm is often bent. Such a prolonged position puts pressure on the ulnar nerve, which causes a number of unpleasant symptoms. Sometimes this phenomenon is possible in the presence of edema with arthritis, cysts, as well as old injuries.
In the case when the hands are constantly numb, treatment should be prescribed by a specialist. He will establish the cause of the pathology and prescribe the necessary course of therapy. It should be borne in mind that with the chronic form of paresthesia, treatment can be very long.