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Hello, my question is that i slept on my arms a lot when i was younger, can that stunt the growth of my arms?
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Unlikely: It is unlikely that you have had any stunting of your growth from sleeping on your arms a lot as a child. While pressure and insult on a growth plate can disrupt its functioning, remember that we only sleep for 6-8hours on average per day. Out of that time, I am sure you were moving/shifting around in bed and not completely always on your arms.
Answered 6/21/2015
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Unlikely: If you had put pressure on your blood vessels and nerves (you would have felt tingling in arms) - it might be possible , but the effects of this are not well known have you noticed that your arms are not of "typical" length ? There is a lot of variation in length.
Answered 6/21/2015
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