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A 43-year-old male asked:
How do you know if you have carpal tunnel?
8 doctor answers • 12 doctors weighed in
Dr. Anthony Fritzanswered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
Tingling: Pain and numbness and tingling in the palm of your hand and mainly the middle 3 fingers on the palm side mainly after sleep or repetitive work.
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Dr. Eric Feteanswered
Emergency Medicine 24 years experience
Tingling: usually pain and/or tingling sensation over the palm side of your hands over the 1st 3 digits. Often worse at night.
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Dr. Sean Kearneyanswered
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Carpal tunnel : Typical symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome are numbness, tingling, and/or pain in the thumb, index, middle and half of the ring finger. This can be particularly worse with activity or at night. Hand weakness and muscle wasting are advanced symptoms. Early treatment consists of night splinting, anti-inflammatories, injections, therapy. If symptoms persist, nerve studies and surgery may be needed
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Dr. Jeffrey Wintanswered
Hand Surgery 37 years experience
Carpal tunnel often: is what many think of for any hand issue but there are specific qualities. 1 sensation in the thumb, index, middle and half the ring finger 2. aching pain at the center of theorist 3. increased symptoms when sleeping or with activity 4. muscle weakness in the thumb. These are common complaints
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Dr. Zubin Khubchandanianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 27 years experience
Numbness or pain: Carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is the term for compression of the median nerve in the carpal canal. This results in numbness or tingling or sometimes pain in the median nerve distribution. (thumb, index, midde and part of the ring finger). Usually the pinky in not involved. Symptoms can be worsened by holding a steering wheel or at night.
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Dr. Zahid Niazianswered
Cosmetic Surgery 41 years experience
Carpal Tunnel Syn: Nocturnal numbness ; paresthesia associated with burning pain is fairly typical of nerve compressions like carpal tunnel with or without associated nerve compression in the neck.Your pcp will refer you to a neurologist for emg/nct to confirm/exclude the dignoses ; you will then likely be referred to a hand surgeon.In interim, start using hand brace and nsaids.Md may inject steroid.
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Dr. Darryl Blinskianswered
Plastic Surgery 48 years experience
Six Carpal Tun: Carpal Tunnel symptoms are tingling, numbness in hand during sleep hours. Best to see a Hand Surgeon>>>>>>>>
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Dr. Eric Chianganswered
Rheumatology 13 years experience
Symptoms can : Be numbness, tingling with shooting or throbbing travel from wrist to first three and half fingers and palm area. It is best to confirm with a rheumatologist or hand surgeon.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
How do I know if I have carpal tunnel syndrome?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Barry Pressanswered
Plastic Surgery 46 years experience
While : While wrist pain can be associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, the more common symptom is numbness in the thumb, index and long fingers. To find out exactly what is going on, i would recommend that you see a hand surgeon.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me how to know if I have carpal tunnel?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Hand Surgery 16 years experience
Symptoms and exam: Symptoms of carpal tunnel tunnel syndrome are typically numbness to the thumb, index and middle finger. You may also have pain and weakness in the hand. Symptoms are often worse at night and with activity such as driving or talking on the phone. Patients may have some or all of these symptoms. An evaluation by a doctor can determine if you are suspected of cts and this can be confirmed with tests.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
I think I have carpal tunnel. How can I know for sure?
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Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
See your doctor: He/she will listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run some tests to find out if you have carpal tunnel.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
How do you know you need surgery for carpal tunnel?
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Dr. Dariush Saghafianswered
Neurology 35 years experience
Well, remember what: I recommended....1st you need to verify the Dx of CTS you say you have in both hands. Have you seen a neurologist, gotten an EMG &/or NCV study? If not, I would consider that mandatory for you to avoid unnecessary surgery. Next, conservative treatment should always be #1, #2, #3 things to consider before surgery. We like to expedite surgery based upon EMG results, loss of hand strength & pain.
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