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My little finger and ring finger on both hands are numb and feel like there asleep it seems to be worse on my left hand

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

One : One cause of this may be compression of the ulnar nerve. It can be compressed in the hand and wrist, the forearm, the elbow, up the arm or even at the level of the neck compression in the wrist can occur with tingling in the fingertips of the little and half of the ring and be accompanied by weakness in the hand muscles. This region is called guyon's canal and mreo often presents as weakness first due to compression of the motor part of the nerve, common causes include a ganglion or cyst in guyons canal compression in the forearm is rare but can give the hand symptoms plus tingling on the back of the hand o the little finger side compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow, cubital tunnel syndrome, can show up as tingling in the little and ring fingers, tingling at the top little finger side of the hand and wrist ( dorsal ulnar) as well as weakness in the small hand muscles and weakness in the long flexors or the little and ring finger and tendons in the wrist and forearm that bend the wrist compression above may include all these findings with neck or brachial pleas presentations being more complex neck compression from nary, nerve root irritation, disks, and arthritis can also gibe tingling i the little finger there are also vascular conditions either acting locally on the fingers and hand or remotely in the armpit or axilla where the large arteries to the arm arise. Cubital tunnel is the most common thing that i see in my practice for these symptoms but it is important to consider the othre things i mention and more by being evaluated by a medical provider such as a hand surgeon, an orthopedic surgeon, a neurologist or a pcp.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Pinched nerve : It is likely a pinched nerve either in neck or ulnar nerves on both sides behind the elbows.

Answered 1/31/2020

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