Pins and needles in my little finger and finger next to it......

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its driving me mad! Iv had it since i got up this morning.
What is it?
The back of my hand, next to the fingers is numb too!
Im only 22, so its not age or anything! What is it?
Help!

Could be carpal tunnel syndrome.

At 22? What causes it?
Eeek!

Strange that it is those fingers. Carpal is predominately thumb and two fore fingers. Do you type alot.? On MN ?

I get the same sometimes - I think it's something to do with trapped nerves in the elbow or shoulder area (I quite often get it in the night if I sleep funnily on that side) and get it on and off over the last 7 years (started just after I had ds1).

(I get it in my left hand - little finger, ring finger and sometimes middle finger)

Yep - due to the nerves in the elbow:

What is causing my pins and needles

Did you bang your elbow badly recently?

As I say, I only get it on and off occasionally - so I can't be arsed to go to the GP

I had this for about 3 months last year - constantly!

Finally gave in and went to docs, he didn't know so referred me to somewhere ( mind has gone blank) by the time the referral came through it had gone, so I cancelled the apt.

I think it is something to do with sleeping with your hand under the pillow/under your head, more a shoulder thing.

I still get pins and needles in it occasionally, and my hand has never felt as 'strong' as it did before.

Guyon's Canal Syndrome - can also be caused by lots of gripping with the hand trapping nerves in the wrist or further up the arm.

Natalie - yes, funnily enough I sleep on my left side with my hand under my head. Another mystery solved

Trapped Ulnar Nerve. I get this a lot, could have an op but so far haven't bothered (I've got 2 small children, so can't afford to be without the use of my hards!). It helps to keep your arms outstretched when you're asleep - don't bend them at the elbow. Also, had to stop wearing rings as they made it much worse.

Oooooh, well, I was v drunk last night, and fell asleep in a rather undignified postition in the bathroom
Its the first time in years, I swear.
So that might explain it.
So my arm isnt going to drop off then?

Hurrah! MN to the rescue again. I couldnt find much on Google.

Oh, this thread is the most bizarre coincidence. I was just wondering what to do about this same problem in my right hand. Pins and needles in little finger and one next to it - it also feels cold. My DH reckons it's cos I sleep in it funny, tucked under the pillow. It appears he's right!

My DD complains a lot about her hands hurting and her fingers being unable to grip. She says it feels tingly - what do you think this could be?

I know I should go to the GP, but if you had my GP....

CTS is usually only in the thumb, index and middle fingers so prob not that

I sometimes get this if my shoulders/neck are seizing up a bit. A quick trip to the osteopath usually sorts it out.

hi please could some one help for some advice i have always suffered with sore like acheing hands every morning when i wake it wakes me up in the night and the last few weeks its been getting worse started to have numbness all day long tingling like pins and needles all the time i dont feel i have a great grip at all,sometimes i get twinges going up my arm also been to the doctors and she would not refer me as she said its a waste of nhs money to find out what it is if she thinks its nothing and cant do any thing about it please help im going to join another doctors surgery but really would like some advice if anyone knows thanks

It's due to an acute shortage of punctuation.

With apologies to NKfffefff (etc) (and I believe she will find the answer to her question in the posts before her own, probably) - I just want to say "thank you" to Bruxeur. Your reply has just really made me laugh.