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A 17-year-old female asked:
The tip of my right index has been numb for a few hours. i got a cut below my nail on the same finger a few days ago and i picked at it yesterday. why is my finger numb?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Goldenberganswered
Dentistry 54 years experience
Numbness: picking at the wound may have caused short-term nerve trauma which numbness is the result. It should resolve itself in a couple of days. If not visit your primary care physician
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Dr. Rashed Hasananswered
Pediatric Critical Care 33 years experience
Finger injury: the cut may have injured some of the nerves that provide sensations to the tip of the finger. Some of the sensations may recover over time
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Last updated Nov 28, 2017
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