Numbness of the fingertips may be caused by physiological factors, or it may be caused by peripheral neuritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and so on.
1. Physiological factors: If the hands are subjected to prolonged pressure, too cold, etc., it can lead to poor blood flow in the fingertips, triggering short-term numbness.
2. Peripheral neuritis: such as diabetes, chronic alcoholism and other causes can lead to peripheral neuritis, numbness in the fingertips can occur.
3. Carpal tunnel syndrome: it is a group of symptoms and signs manifested by the compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. The symptoms are numbness or pain in the three fingers on the radial side, and weakness in holding objects, especially in the middle finger. Symptoms are most severe at night or in the early morning, and can be alleviated by shaking the wrist appropriately.
Finger numbness to exclude physiological factors, should be timely to the hospital, to identify the cause of the disease, the cause of treatment.