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What are symptoms of cts?

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CTS CARPEL TUNNEL : Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve in the wrist is pressed on the structures of the wrist called the carpal bones. Swelling around the structures compress the nerve causing numbness or tingling in the fingers. Classically people wake up at night with numbness in their fingers. There are a variety of causes including pregnancy, thyroid disease, inflammatory diseases, trauma, to name a few.

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