What causes arm numbness when sleeping on the side?

We all have this feeling: when we sleep, especially when we maintain a fixed posture, especially when we sleep with our arms as pillows, we will feel obvious numbness in our arms when we wake up. The most direct reason is compression of the nerves, but if it occurs frequently, it may be caused by a disease, and it is very important to find out the cause. So, what causes arm numbness when sleeping on your side?

1. Wrong sleeping posture

Of course, if you have an incorrect sleeping posture, your hands will become numb. This is because your hands are pressed down while you sleep, which leads to poor blood circulation, causing numbness in your hands.

2. The problem of pillow.

When the pillow is really too high or too low, it will cause the body to lose balance, resulting in poor blood flow and causing numbness in the hands.

3. Radiculopathy of cervical spondylosis.

Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy can sometimes cause numbness in the hands.

4. Carpal tunnel syndrome.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by wrist fracture or dislocation. It will cause changes in the wrist bones and compress the median nerve, causing numbness and weakness in the fingers. Carpal tunnel syndrome is prone to occur in people working in occupations such as porters.

5. Cardiovascular and kidney diseases.

If you suffer from heart or kidney disease, it may also cause numbness in the fingers. One of the early symptoms of many heart and kidney diseases is numbness in the fingers accompanied by swollen and painful joints. Although it is very common to experience numbness in the arms while sleeping, if numbness occurs for a long time, it must be taken seriously.

What should I do if my arm feels numb?

1. The phenomenon of arm numbness caused by sleeping is simply because the arms are pressed while sleeping, which causes poor blood circulation, so there is no need to worry too much. When arm numbness occurs, you can massage it more to make blood circulation smooth, and the arm numbness phenomenon will be relieved.

2. When your arms feel numb, you can increase the movement of your hands to achieve the purpose of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation. It can effectively relieve the numbness of your arms caused by poor blood flow.