Follow up – Samah Ismail
Numbness is a common health problem for many people, and it usually affects the hands, arms, feet, or legs, as a result of increased pressure on the nerves or interruption of blood flow to them in the area affected by numbness.
Among the most important causes of numbness in the hands are the following:
Diabetic neuropathy:
Diabetes is the most common cause of neuropathy, and it usually causes numbness and tingling in the feet, legs, hands, and arms.
Vitamin deficiency:
Such as vitamin E, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and niacin, because of the importance of these vitamins in the proper functioning of the nerves.
drinking alcohol:
In addition to the damage that alcohol has on the nerves, it also leads to a deficiency in some important vitamins such as thiamine.
Exposure to toxins:
Poisoning by some industrial and environmental chemicals, and heavy metals causes nerve damage.
brain attack:
It is the interruption of blood flow to the brain, which leads to a lack of oxygen and nutrients to the brain, and thus the death of brain cells.
