Often there is a phenomenon when a person's hand goes numb during sleep. It usually goes away after waking up.
The reasons why a hand goes numb during sleep can be different. The most harmless of them is the uncomfortable position of the neck. This situation is likely when the pillow is very high or, conversely, low enough during sleep. An uncomfortable position causes the neck muscles to tighten. The result of this condition is the constriction of blood vessels, which does not allow the right amount of blood to flow into the tissues. The solution to the problem in this case is possible by changing the location of the pillow. Gradually lowering or raising it, you can eliminate the tension of the neck muscles. In this case, the problem in which the hand becomes numb during sleep will be solved. Sometimes a pillow is easy enough to replace.
Sometimes a man's hand goes numb during sleep, to whom a woman puts her head on his shoulder and falls asleep in this position. Gradually induring the night the artery is blocked. The result is numbness.
But there are times when paresthesia (as this phenomenon is called in medical practice) is an alarm signal. Sometimes it can be a sign of a blood clot in an artery. If after waking up the numbness does not go away for more than an hour, then you should immediately consult a doctor. With untimely treatment, the development of irreversible processes in the tissues is possible.
If the right hand goes numb at night, this may be due to carpal syndrome. This pathology occurs after heavy loads. For example, working at a computer for a long time strains your wrists and can cause hand numbness at night. Pathology occurs due to narrowing of the nerve canal and pinching of nerve fibers.
Often, numbness of the hands during sleep is the result of problems with the spine. It provokes the pathology of osteochondrosis of its cervical region. This is a very annoying disease. It not only restricts mobility in the cervical region, but also extends to the sternum, shoulders and arms. The source of osteochondrosis is a pinched or long-term irritated nerve located near the vertebra. In the case when the pathology is located on the left side, the left hand goes numb in a dream, and when it is on the right, then the right.
Paresthesia can result from shoulder injuries. These include sprained or torn tendons and muscles, as well as a dislocated joint.
Numbness in the hands can be the result of brachial plexus neuralgia. This pathology often affects the righthand. Its main symptoms are sharp pains that alternate with a feeling of numbness. At the same time, flabbiness of the muscles with their subsequent atrophy is observed, as well as a restriction in the movements of the hand.
One serious cause of paresthesia can be a pinched ulnar nerve. During sleep, the arm is often bent. Such a long position puts pressure on the ulnar nerve, which causes a number of unpleasant symptoms. Sometimes this phenomenon is possible in the presence of edema in arthritis, cysts, as well as old injuries.
In the event that hands are constantly numb, treatment should be prescribed by a specialist. He will establish the cause of the pathology and prescribe the necessary course of therapy. It should be borne in mind that in the chronic form of paresthesia, treatment can be very long.
