Various Ways to Prevent Waking Up With Numb Hands

I can’t count the number of times I have woken up in the night with an intense sensation of numbness in my hands and wrist, that steadily develops into painful pins and needles. It’s only after the whole ordeal has subsided that I can turn around and go back to sleep. 
As it turns out, this numbness can also be a sign of Carpal Tunnel syndrome, which can put a lot of pressure on the nerves in your wrist and hands and steadily become a more serious condition if untreated. It can be caused by excessive motion of the hands, like constant writing or typing at a laptop. It can also occur as a result of existing conditions like obesity, diabetes and even pregnancy, which tend to put pressure on nerves. 
The good news is there are ways to taking care of your hands, and consequently yourself, before Carpal Tunnel Syndrome arises. These tips should help you to avoid that late-night run with hand numbness.

1. Keep Stretching

The best way to keep your wrists and hands healthy is with regular movement. Keep stretching your fingers and rotating your wrists. This keeps all the muscles and tendons surrounding the bones in your hands stay loose and agile. It also helps to avoid build-up of pressure on those nerves. 

2. Don’t Sleep on your Hands

An extremely bad habit that many of us pick up is using our hands as pillows, even when we have four pillows on the bed with us. Maybe its just something about the way it cradles my head so perfectly. However, this is actually a major cause of the numbness, and can put pressure on your wrists, making them weak. Make sure to try alternate sleeping positions that don’t put pressure on your hands. 

3. Turn the Computer Off

If you have a job that makes you sit at a computer all day, or if you, like me, just have a tendency to get hooked onto the inflow of information that the internet provides, give yourself designated no-computer times. This can help you to avoid putting excessive amounts of pressure on your wrists. 

4. Keep your wrists straight

If you absolutely must spend endless hours in front of a computer, it’s advisable to keep your wrist and hands straight while you type or use the mouse. Overextending your wrists, or bending them downwards, so you can rest them on the system or the desk, can be a major risk factor for Carpal Tunnel syndrome, according to a study published in a major journal. 

5. Try out a Wrist Splint 

Consider this as the last of the last resorts. If you’ve been suffering from this numbness consistently every night for an extended period of time, after making all efforts not to sleep on your hands, doing stretches and keeping your hands straight, it might be time to try a medical solution. The most viable one is a wrist splint, which is available over the counter in most pharmacies. These are especially helpful for keeping your hands healthy while doing aggressively hand-based activities like writing, typing and even some sports. 

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I read about it, then I tried, it worked, also told my friends who complained of numbness in hands or legs, they said that it worked.
Just slowly shake your head from side to side a couple of times, what happens is the blocked blood flow to the particular part of the body starts flowing with this simple movement of shaking head from side to side! Isn't that like magic ! yes, it is, try it, let me know, once you get relief.  

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TEXTING THUMB SYNDROME

EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF INJURIES RESULTING FROM TEXTING MESSAGES ! PEOPLE TEND TO HOLD THE DEVICES IN THEIR FINGERS & PRESS THE TINY KEYS WITH THEIR THUMBS, LEADING TO NUMB FINGERS & ACHING WRISTS. THIS IS THE SIGNAL TO STOP. AT FIRST, YOU'LL FEEL A SLIGHT DISCOMFORT AROUND YOUR THUMB. IGNORING THIS WILL LEAD TO THE DIGIT SWELLING.

SOME TIPS TO GET RELIEF, BUT IF THE PAIN PERSISTS, SEE A SPECIALIST.

1) THUMB BENDING- BEND YOUR THUMB OUTWARDS APPLYING RESISTANCE UNTIL YOU FEEL THE STRETCH OR PULL.

2) THUMB ROTATION- ROTATE YOUR THUMB IN BOTH CLOCKWISE & ANTI-CLOCKWISE DIRECTIONS TO LOOSEN THE JOINT & RELIEVE PAIN.

3) HOT FOMENTATION- TREAT YOUR ACHING THUMB TO HOT WATER FOMENTATION TO INCREASE BLOOD CIRCULATION & HELP THE JOINT MUSCLES TO RELAX. ADD 1 TEASPOON OF EPSOM SALTS IN A SMALL VESSEL OF HOT WATER, SOAK A TOWEL IN THE SALINE WATER, SQUEEZE  OUT EXCESS WATER & PLACE THE TOWEL ON AFFECTED AREA. REPEAT 5 TIMES.

4) SAFETY WRAP- TO AVOID ANY PRESSURE ON OUR ACHING THUMB, WRAP IT IN A BED OF SOFT COTTON AT NIGHT.

5) TAKE A BREAK- STOP DOING WHAT MAKES YOUR THUMB HURT. TAKE TIME OFF FROM YOUR DAILY ROUTINE OF TEXTING. THIS IMPORTANT PAUSE WILL ALLOW THE THUMB TO START HEALING. OTHERWISE SURGERY MAY BE REQUIRED & THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE A CURE FOR THE PROBLEM EITHER.