Are your symptoms occurring all day or only at certain times? Are you having pain only while typing?
The exact area of discomfort and symptoms will guide which condition you likely have.
Feelings of pins and needles, or a sensation of tingling or prickling, can occur in the hands due to pressure on nerves, which are like electrical cables that in part give feeling to your fingers. If I do have carpal tunnel, what can I do to help or reverse it?Īnswer: There are various things that can cause hand and wrist discomfort. I heard about carpal tunnel and was wondering if I may have it. I'm finding the pain has increased, and I'm also having some new tingling and numbness in my hand and wrist. Now with the COVID-19 pandemic, I am working at home and spending even more time on a keyboard. I am a systems engineer and have always done a fair amount of typing at work.
Dear Mayo Clinic: Earlier this year, I began experiencing some pain in my right hand and wrist.