Nerve injury: Digital nerve are small nerve on both sides of the thumb that supplies the sensation to your thumb.When theses nerves are injued bidy tries to heal the nerve during this process some times it forms a lot of scar tissue and the nerve does not heal and forms a swelling leading to pain burning tingling in the thumb. This is called neuroma. Hope that helps.
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