If your little finger is numb, beware of four diseases

Numbness in the little finger is a complication of many diseases, such as cervical spondylosis, transient cerebral ischemia, diabetes and peripheral neuritis. Any of these four diseases, if it worsens, will cause great physical harm to the patient. Therefore, after discovering the symptoms of numbness in the little finger, you must not ignore it, but go to the hospital in time to find out the cause, and then receive appropriate treatment to prevent the disease from worsening!

1. Cervical spondylosis

The most common disease that causes numbness in the fingers is cervical spondylosis, which is one of the common diseases among middle-aged and elderly people, and the disease tends to occur in younger people. Due to long-term sitting and unwillingness to move, abnormal neck posture, especially prolonged use of computers and mobile phones, the cervical intervertebral discs undergo degenerative changes, leading to cervical disc herniation or hyperplasia or hypertrophy of the articular processes. Once these protruding cervical discs or hyperplastic articular processes compress the adjacent cervical nerve roots, numbness of the fingers occurs. Of course, in addition to numbness and abnormal sensation in the fingers, cervical spondylosis is also accompanied by other symptoms, such as muscle soreness in the neck and shoulders, radiating pain in the upper limbs, or movement disorders. It is not difficult to diagnose cervical spondylosis, all you need is an X-ray.

2. Transient cerebral ischemia

Numbness in the fingers is one of the common symptoms of transient cerebral ischemia, especially when it is on one side, and is more common in the elderly. The disease usually starts suddenly, lasts for a short time, and is often accompanied by other symptoms such as limb weakness, dizziness, and headache. The causes and pathogenesis of transient cerebral ischemia are mostly the detachment of microemboli from the cerebral artery wall, a drop in blood pressure on the basis of cerebral artery stenosis, and cerebral vasospasm. If the above symptoms occur, you should go to the hospital in time for a comprehensive screening of risk factors for cerebrovascular disease, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, atrial fibrillation, etc., and provide active prevention and treatment.

3. Diabetes

Bilateral symmetric numbness in the fingers is a common symptom of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Epidemiology shows that the prevalence of diabetes among Chinese residents has reached 2.4%, with a total number of 31 million people. The blood sugar of many diabetic patients cannot be effectively controlled, and various complications appear in the early stages of the disease. Therefore, after suffering from diabetes, you must undergo regular and reasonable treatment, control your blood sugar to a normal range, pay attention to supplementing multiple vitamins, and take drugs to improve blood circulation, and the numbness in your fingers will disappear.

4. Peripheral neuritis

Numbness in the fingers accompanied by pain and weakness, which occurs symmetrically on both sides, indicates the possibility of peripheral neuritis, which can be caused by a variety of reasons. The clinical manifestations vary slightly depending on the cause of the disease. If it is caused by poisoning, the pain will be more severe; if it is caused by nutritional metabolic disorders, the weakness and numbness will be more obvious. Generally, the disease progresses slowly and recovery is more difficult.