Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Symptoms

Carpal tunnel syndrome usually develops gradually. Pressure on the median nerve produces a specific pattern of numbness, tingling and pain that usually is worse at night. As the condition worsens, you may lose some hand strength and dexterity. You may experience any or all of these symptoms:

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms:

• Symptoms often first appear in one or both hands during the night
• Decreased grip strength that makes it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks.
• A burning, tingling, or itching numbness in the palm of the hand and the fingers
• Fingers that feel useless and swollen
• Unable to tell between hot and cold by touch
• Numbness, burning, tingling or pain in the hand or fingers — but not in the little finger
• Increased discomfort at night or first thing in the morning
• Increased discomfort with prolonged grasping or flexing of the wrist
• Temporary symptom relief when you "shake out" your hands
• Loss of feeling in your thumb, index and middle fingers, and the thumb side of your ring finger
• Shrinkage or weakness of the muscle at the base of your thumb

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