Yes: Carpal tunnel syndrome is not caused by typing, however. It typically presents with numbness and tingling, particularly when sleeping, driving or reading. Bending the wrist to extremes tends to aggravate it. Seek medical attention if it persists longer than 2-3 weeks.
Answered 7/24/2012
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Yes: Carpal tunnel syndrome typically gives numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, middle and radial (thumb side) of the ring finger. It can be aggravated by keyboard work, wrist position, vibratory tools, etc. It commonly causes symptoms at night too.
Answered 9/17/2012
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Possibly: Though it has been showed that keyboard work does not cause cts it can precipitate symtoms. This is not the same as aggrivate, an important distinction for wc.
Answered 9/28/2016
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