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What are the symptoms of arthritis vs carpal tunnel?
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Wrist arthritis: Arthritis of the wrist can cause carpal tunnel---but carpal tunnel syndrome the median nerve is trapped, causing numbness and tingling in the lateral 3 fingers.
Answered 5/21/2016
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Pain vs numbness: Carpal tunnel syndrome is numbness caused by pressure on the median nerve at the wrist. Arthritis is pain and swelling of joints. Both can cause pain but present very differently.
Answered 3/17/2017
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