Why is my right ring finger numb?

Some people experience numbness in their right fingers in life. Although numbness in the fingers will not normally have much impact on people's lives, it still needs to be taken seriously. Generally, numbness in the ring finger of the right hand is either caused by poor blood flow or nerve compression. It may also be a signal of disease. We must go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible, and never take it lightly.

What factors can cause numbness in fingers?

Nerve compression in the upper limbs often causes numbness and pain in the thumb, index, and middle fingers, often with a history of waking up from the numbness at night, which improves with activity after waking up. In severe cases, it may be accompanied by hand muscle atrophy, affecting the fine movements of the hand. Therefore, when the middle finger and ring finger of the right hand are numb, it is very important to go to a regular hospital for examination in time.

Cervical spondylosis can also easily cause numbness in people's fingers. The most common disease causing numbness in the hands is cervical spondylosis, especially among some middle-aged and elderly people. When people enter middle age, some organs tend to undergo degenerative changes. When the cervical intervertebral disc degenerates, it often leads to cervical disc herniation or hyperplasia or hypertrophy of the articular process, which leads to cervical spondylosis.

In addition, stroke can also cause numbness in people's fingers. If symptoms such as headache, dizziness, heavy head and light feet, numbness of limbs, and swelling of tongue often occur, and the patient usually has high blood pressure, high blood lipids, diabetes, cerebral arteriosclerosis and other diseases, more attention should be paid and be alert to the occurrence of stroke.

Dangers of numb fingers

Finger numbness is an independent disease caused by damage to the motor nerves of the limbs. It is mostly caused by hemiplegia caused by stroke, diabetes, neuritis, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, etc. The tiny blood vessels around the motor nerve fibers are blocked, compressing the motor fibers, causing serious damage to the motor nerve fibers, reduced nerve conduction ability and conduction speed, and numbness of the hands and feet. In severe cases, it may develop into painful symptoms such as limb paralysis and muscle atrophy.

What to do if your fingers feel numb

Finger numbness cannot be treated symptomatically, but the cause must be treated. No matter what causes the numbness in the fingers, you should first go to the hospital's neurology department for examination to determine whether the nerves are damaged and what kind of stimulation they have received.

If it is a neurological problem, an electromyography examination is needed to further confirm the degree, range, and nature of nerve damage. If the numbness of hands and feet is caused by other reasons, the patient will be transferred to other related departments for treatment.

For numbness of hands and feet caused by nerve damage, the choice of drug treatment or surgical treatment should be based on the degree, scope, and nature of the nerve damage. Drug treatment is usually combined with acupuncture and physical therapy to promote rapid recovery. Surgical treatment is to lead the compressed nerves through surgery to relieve the compression and stimulation of the nerves.

The degree of recovery depends mainly on the cause and nature of the neuropathy. If it is peripheral nerve damage (nerves other than the brain and spinal cord), the recovery time is generally longer.