For a few months I have been waking a couple of times during the night at least with hand numbness. Sometimes it is one hand, sometimes it is both. I sleep primarily on my back. When I wake up with one numb hand and turn to the opposite side, the numbness goes away. I was thinking it could be nerve compression behind my should blades. I am 44 year old professional female and I do a lot of typing during the work day. My only health problem is hyperlipidemia and that is well controlled with Zocor 20 mg. I am 5 3 1/2 tall and weigh 126 pounds.
Hi, Sensory supply of hand is by 7th and 8th cervical nerve, most commonly because of compression. Compression may be at root level, trunk level or nerve level. Since in the present case symptoms are bilateral and are present in the whole of the hand, most probably compression is at the root level. An MRI and nerve conduction studies would be required for final diagnosis. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.