How is fingertip numbness?

In daily life, people may suddenly have symptoms of fingertip numbness, which leads to physical discomfort and affects normal life and work. What should I do if my fingertips are numb?

1, cause analysis

(1) First of all, we can be sure that the occurrence of fingertip numbness is affected by many reasons, including pathological and non-pathological effects. If we are too tired in life, such as typing on the keyboard and working for a long time, our fingertips will be numb.

(2) There are many pathological factors. For example, cervical spondylosis can cause fingertip numbness. Many friends will find that if you sleep in an incorrect or uncomfortable position, you will find your hands numb in the morning. This situation can be improved as long as you can improve your sleeping posture and do some physical therapy to relieve the compression of nerve tissue. There are still many patients who prefer drinking. After drinking alcohol, alcohol is deposited in the body. If you accumulate too much, your fingertips may be numb.

(3) Some tumors and inflammations can also cause finger numbness, such as neck tumors, cervical spinal cord or nerve root tumors, and primary swelling of supraclavicular fossa. Once these situations occur, it will cause various complications. If not treated in time, it may lead to aggravation and even cancer. In addition to these tumors, peripheral neuritis, brachial plexus neuritis and ulnar neuritis are also the causes of finger numbness.

(4) If it is numbness and pain in the ring finger and the little finger, there is still numbness when sleeping at night, which indicates that it is probably caused by cubital tunnel syndrome. If the symptoms are severe, this part of patients will also have muscle atrophy, and the flexion of the ring and little finger will be reduced, which will seriously affect the normal life and work of patients.

(5) Finally, because the functions of various systems in the elderly will decline, the blood will gradually become sticky, so many patients will also experience finger numbness. This may be some signs of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which need timely treatment. Xinnaoshutong capsule has a good effect, and patients can take it under the guidance of doctors.

2. Treatment methods

(1) In the treatment, blood-activating drugs are used to improve the peripheral circulation, which can be eaten at ordinary times: angelica, hawthorn, poria cocos, salvia miltiorrhiza, Tianqi, etc. Pay attention to keep warm at ordinary times and do some exercise properly to promote blood circulation. At the same time, you can also carry out some dietotherapy and eat more high-calorie foods, such as beef and mutton, beef, onions, garlic and other foods.

(2) Finger numbness is not symptomatic treatment, but the cause. No matter what causes finger numbness, you should first go to the neurology department of the hospital to check whether there is nerve damage and what kind of stimulation you have received.

(3) If there are nerve problems, electromyography is needed to further confirm the degree, scope and nature of nerve injury. If you have numbness of hands and feet caused by other reasons, you should go to other relevant departments for treatment.

(4) The numbness of hands and feet caused by nerve injury should be treated with drugs or surgery according to the degree, scope and nature of nerve injury. Drug therapy is usually combined with acupuncture and physical therapy to promote its rapid recovery. Surgical treatment is to open the compressed nerve by surgery to achieve the purpose of relieving nerve compression and stimulation.

(5) The degree of cure mainly depends on the etiology and nature of neuropathy. If it is peripheral nerve injury (except brain and spinal cord), it usually takes a long time to recover.

3. Fingertip movement

(1) Touch the tip of the index finger twice, then touch the tip of the middle finger 1 time, touch the tip of the ring finger three times, and finally touch the tip of the little finger four times. Then, contrary to the original order, first touch the tip of the little finger 4 times, then touch the tip of the ring finger 3 times, then touch the tip of the middle finger 1 time, and finally touch the tip of the index finger 2 times. In this order, the cycle will continue in the order of 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 1, 2 for 15 ~ 20 minutes. This fingertip movement can disrupt the routine of finger activities, turn the brain thinking, and be more conducive to the activity of brain cells.

(2) Tap the knuckles of the other four fingers with the tip of your thumb, paying attention to each knuckle. Touch the fingerprint of thumb with the fingertips of index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger in turn.

Step 4 focus on life

(1) Reasonable diet: Don't overeat and eat on time. The diet should be light, with a small amount of meals, so as to achieve high protein, high vitamins, moderate fat and calories, low sugar and low salt.

(2) Correct food selection: You can choose vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins A, B, C and E, as well as tomatoes, oranges and cucumbers containing salicylic acid. You can eat more animal blood, eggs, fish, shrimp, bean products, potatoes, beef, chicken and other foods rich in histidine, arginine, nucleic acid and collagen. It is advisable to drink fruit juice without additives, and drink less soft drinks that are easy to increase stomach acid.

(3) Use both hands as much as possible. According to the theory that the left brain dominates the right side of the body and the right brain dominates the left side of the body, it is always said that one hand can only stimulate the brain that dominates the hand. People with left brain advantage should strengthen the use of left hand and left body, stimulate the potential of right brain, balance the relationship between left and right brain, and make it develop harmoniously. Therefore, people who like to use their right hands should exercise their left hands more, such as holding things with their left hands, closing doors and windows, turning pages and so on.

(4) Cultivate the flexibility of fingers. Make fingertips engage in some precise activities, such as assembling small plastic models, playing with small toys, sharpening pencils with knives, etc.

(5) Enhancing the flexibility of the critical area is conducive to improving the working efficiency of the brain, such as reaching your fingers, hanging your elbows to write and draw, knitting sweaters, etc.

(6) Exercise skin sensitivity. Insensitive skin touch means that the sensory center of the brain is dull, so always let your fingers receive hot and cold stimulation, such as washing your hands with cold water and hot water.

(7) finger activities are diversified. The monotonous method will reduce the flexibility of fingers and limit the information transmission between the brain and fingers. Can carry out various forms of finger activities, if necessary, you can use fitness balls to move your fingers.