U.S. doctors online nowAsk doctors free
A 37-year-old member asked:

When i go to sleep i get a horrible headache and my hands and arms go numb. if i lay on my back my hands go numb. any ideas?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Nela Cordero
Dr. Nela Corderoanswered
Pediatrics 55 years experience
HEADACHE NUMBNESS: You need a check- up. It could be serious like aneurysm, space occupying lesions, or any circulation problems. It's better to know than guess what's causing the problem.Good luck!
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Thank
Dr. Luis Villaplana
Dr. Luis Villaplana agrees1 doctor agrees

Related questions

A 39-year-old male asked:
Hi, having pins and needles in my feet, with numbness in my arms and hands, and it wakes me when i'm sleep i'm worried in case it's spine cancer or b?
2 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
A female asked:
Hi I get sudden headaches and numbness from my right arm till my hands whatever I hold can just fall down?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 45-year-old female asked:
I've been waking up everynight, several times with both my arms and hands in pain, numb and tingling! I sleep on my back it only subsides when I stan?
5 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
A 63-year-old male asked:
63 yr old male. Vertebrae hurts to the touch at back of neck. Pain and occasional numbness in left arm and hand. Headache in the back of lower head.
1 doctor answer • 8 doctors weighed in
A 38-year-old female asked:
Last 3 days pain and tightness right side of chest, back, neck, shoulder, jaw and headache numbness in right arm and hand?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Last updated Apr 27, 2016

Found in:

Sleep›Headache

People also asked

Recently I started to have tingling mainly right arm/hand, thumb seems numb, and my feet fall asleep fairly quick. Muscles twitch a bit. Any ideas?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
When I am sleeping on my back my hands fingers and arms laying down beside me go to sleep they are numb why is this?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
I'm having numbness/tingling in both hands/arms. Also minor headache (back of head) and blurry vision and slight neck pain. Ideas?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
I get headaches, numb arms & ringing in my ears after simple physical activities such walking in mall, headaches usually go away after i sleep?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Every time I lay down to go to sleep, my arms and hands go numb. I turn to help relieve it some, but the numbness doesn't go away until I stand up. ?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

Related topics

Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.
Talk to a doctor now
24/7 visits - just $39!
50% off with $15/month membership

Disclaimer:

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get the Free App for Members

Get the Free App for Doctors

Product

Company

HIPAACompliant
LegitScriptCertified
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
TermsPrivacyCookiesDMCA
Copyright 2022 HealthTap, Inc.