The numbness of women’s hands at night may be caused by a long time fixed position, or it may be caused by certain diseases, such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, radicular cervical spondylosis, etc., and they should consult the doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease.
1. Physiological factors: if a woman keeps a posture for a long time while sleeping, the pressure on the hand can lead to local ischemia and hypoxia, which will lead to short-term numbness of the hand.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes mellitus with sensory and autonomic symptoms as the main cause, patients may have symmetrical numbness of the distal limb with pain, which can be aggravated at night, in the cold or by touching, and there are also manifestations of coldness of the limb ends, pigmentation and so on.
(2) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Prevalent in middle-aged women, it refers to the disease of numbness and weakness of the fingers mainly caused by the compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, usually with tingling and swelling sensation, and the symptoms are aggravated at night, in the morning or after exertion.
(3) neurogenic cervical spondylosis: women sleeping hand numbness may also be due to cervical intervertebral discs, intervertebral joints degenerative changes, involving the cervical nerve root and root compression or irritation of the symptoms, specifically manifested in the upper limbs and fingers of the radiating pain, weakness, numbness, but also can appear unilateral or bilateral neck and shoulder pain.
There may be other causes of hand numbness in women sleeping at night, and it is recommended that patients seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and under the guidance of a professional physician, combined with the patient’s condition, signs and symptoms and auxiliary examination to clarify the cause of the disease and give targeted treatment.