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Throids cause arms to fall asleep?
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Yes: Low thyroid can cause soft tissues swelling and edema , this edema squeeze the nerve especially the median nerve and can cause tingling and numbness in the hand and sometimes the arm with different nerve.
Answered 1/13/2015
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