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What can cause hand numbness during sleep?
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Position: Consider nerve pinching at wrist or elbow, and less commonly shoulder and/or neck. Carpal tunnel syndrome most common due to position of wrist at night. Check with your doctor to find out fully., .
Answered 7/26/2018
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Carpal tunnel: Although there are multiple possibilities, by far the most common is carpal tunnel syndrome, which is a pinching of the median nerve at the wrist.
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