Numbness of peripheral nerves need to identify the cause, there is no “best treatment”; may be multiple peripheral neuritis, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, etc., need to be under the guidance of the doctor to carry out targeted treatment, such as medication, surgical treatment, physical therapy.
1. Multiple peripheral neuritis: it can cause symmetrical sensory, motor and autonomic dysfunction, such as pins and needles sensation, drooping wrist, drooping foot, symmetrical muscle weakness. Commonly used drugs include methylcobalamin, nerve cell regulatory growth factor and other nutritive nerve drugs, as well as gabapentin, pregabalin and other drugs for the treatment of neuralgia.
2. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: it can cause symmetrical numbness of the distal limb, with ant walking sensation and other strange sensations. In addition to the active use of glibenclamide, glipizide and other drugs to reduce blood sugar, also consider giving amitriptyline and other tricyclic antidepressants, triphosphoadenosine and other nutritive nerve drugs.
Other factors can also cause peripheral nerve numbness, it is recommended that patients seek timely medical attention to identify the cause, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, and strictly comply with the doctor’s instructions for medication.