You may experience tingling several times in your lifetime, maybe tingling in your left hand or your right hand or even your both hand. The cause of tingling consists of several things, some are temporary and some are persistent.
Temporary Tingling
Temporary tingling occurs when a limb is under pressure for a prolonged period. This makes the blood supply to the nerves in the area obstructed. You can experience tingling in the legs after sitting cross-legged or wear small shoes that does not match the size of your feet. Tingling in the hand can also be experienced when sleeping with your head suppresses the arm.
Because this condition is temporary, it can relieve by itself. For example, if you liberate the pressure in the tingling area, such as straightening the legs after sitting cross-legged or freeing up your suppressed hands. Thus the blood flow returning to normal.
Besides the pressure, the cause of temporary tingling or numbness may be caused by dehydration and hyperventilation, which is a condition when you breathe too fast.
Another cause is the Raynaud's disease. This disease affects the blood supply to certain areas of the body, such as fingers and toes. The disease is particularly attack when people are stressed, anxious, or are in the cold room.
Persistent Tingling
Persistent tingling usually associated with the condition of your health, for example as a result of suffering from diabetes, kidney disorders, liver disease, stroke, brain tumors, cancer, hormonal imbalances, multiple sclerosis or multiple sclerosis, or CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome) or syndrome hallway carpal, compression of the ulnar nerve.
Additionally, medications you are taking can also cause tingling, for example chemotherapy drugs used to treat breast cancer and lymphoma, seizure-preventing drugs, antibiotics, and HIV/AIDS drugs.
Exposed to toxic substances can also cause tingling. Exposed to toxic substances, such as mercury, thallium, lead, arsenic, and other industrial chemicals.
Another factors that causes tingling is chronic malnutrition or lack of essential nutrients due to poor diet, lack of vitamin B 12, and excessive alcohol consume.
Why Do I Get Tingling?
If you often feel tingling, you can visite you doctor. Some tests may be performed, such as blood tests, electromyogram tests, cerebrospinal fluid examination, nerve conduction tests, MRI tests, and nerve biopsy. But before proceeding a medical procedure, doctor will ask your symptoms, your medical history, work environment, your lifestyle, and family history of disease.
Once the diagnosis is made, it will be easier to handle tingling sensation you experience. For example, if the tingling occurs because of diabetes, your doctor will remind you to always control your blood sugar levels, routinely inject insulin, and suggest you to have healthy diet.
How you get rid of tingling/numbness
- Exercise regularly
- Avoid exposed to toxic chemicals
- Avoid or limit the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
- Quit smoking
- Healthy Diet
- Maintain an ideal weight
- Treat and control chronic diseases if you suffering any, such as diabetes or kidney failure.
Most cases of tingling or numbness is temporary. We recommend you to immediately visit a doctor if the tingling sensation you experience get worsen, along with the appearance of the rash, dizziness, muscle cramps or other unusual symptom, like frequent urination, arising pain in the neck, forearm and fingers, your body feels weak or can not move, and loss of consciousness.
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