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I recently started driving an automatic garbage truck. i have to push a button to switch gears 3000 x a day with my figertip. it's numb all the time?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No mystery here: Recurring compression of the nerve endings in your fingertip causes the nerve to be damaged or functionally overloaded. Typically sensory loss is reversible if the condition has not been going too long. Find a different way to shift or you're likely to get even worse.
Answered 10/9/2012
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neuritis VS CTS: Digital neuritis vs cts. If carpal tunnel, should initially improve with night splinting. A gel cylinder on the fingertip may help the repetitive trauma and digital neuritis. Bringing a frozen bottle of water to hold at the job to ice between activities may minimize swelling and pain.
Answered 9/28/2016
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