Numbness in the palm of the hand may be caused by physiological factors, such as pressure on the hand, or it may be caused by pathological factors such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy and nerve damage in the hand.
1. Hand pressure: If the hand is compressed, stimulating the hand nerves, resulting in blood circulation obstacles in the hand, blood supply problems caused by numbness in the palm, usually lifting the pressure on the hand can relieve the situation.
2. Damage to the nerves of the hand: the nerves distributed in the area of the palm of the hand are ulnar nerve, median nerve, when the ulnar nerve or median nerve inflammation, it may cause numbness in the palm of the hand.
3. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: when diabetic patients with improper blood glucose control, long-term high blood glucose, metabolic disorders in the body, vascular damage and other factors cause patients with peripheral nerve damage due to ischemia and hypoxia, which can lead to the emergence of numbness of the palm of the hand.
Numbness in the palm of the hand in the exclusion of physiological factors, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for treatment.