I am a 39 year old male who has been
experiencing extreme numbness in both arms
when sleeping. I have been to a
neurologist and have had test for carpel
tunnel, a mri brain scan, a mri scan of
the arteries of the heart and the arteries
of the brain. All came back normal.
The numbess gradually goes away after I
get up. I can minimize the problem if a
sleep with my head elevated on 3 thick
pillows. Otherwise, it doesn't seem to
matter if I sleep on my back, stomach, or
side. Both arms still get numb.
Due to a history of heart disease in the
family I have also had a nucmed stress
test in the last year along with a chest
xray and heart ultrasound. All of those
were normal as well.
The other 2 issue I have been having
lately are trouble urinating and
lightheadedness. I have a urologist
appointment scheduled the week after next.
Not sure if this could be related or
not.
The lightheadedness was the original
symptom I had and what first prompted my
primary care physician to refer me to a
neurologist. The lightheadedness is not
dizziness or vertigo but rather a feeling
of floating outside my body.
I do sit most of the day in my job as a
programmer. I try to walk a couple of
miles every day so I do get a little
excercise. I would probably be
considered 10-20 pounds overweight.
(5'11" 190-195)
i am trying to make a follow-up
appointment with the neurologist for next
week. In the meantime, does anybody have
any thoughts on what this could be? It
has become very frustrating not to be able
to sleep well.
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Earthmaiden
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 7
Posted: 02-14-07 14:07pm
You've had a lot of tests done but, have
you been to see the chiropractor? Since
you are a programmer it is possible that
the numbness is caused from the position
you sit in all day putting pressure on the
neck and spine and in turn causing pinched
nerves. I've experience this myself and
chiropractic care has been successful in
eliminating it for me.
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tigerblood
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
numbness in arm Posted: 06-27-08 08:54am
I too have had numbness in particularly my
right arm while sleeping. It wakes me up
about two or three every morning and I
have to walk around until it gets back to
normal. I'm interested in what some have
said about a pinched nerve in the neck
being the cause. I've never been yo a
chiropractor and am wondering if anyone
can advise??
