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[|Human|] I have a sore thumb (alOng the outside) it feels a bit numb but more like its bruised. Its been this way for about a month. I think i have either been bitten by something or i have a splinter as theres a small black dot in my thumb print and its a little raised. Is it something i should be worried about?
[|AI|]  Dear patients black raised dot certainly signifies a trauma of some kind and as you rightly pointed out a splinter or a bite. If it is indeed a splinter it could become infected easily and the only solution is getting it removed under sterile measures. A feeling of numbness is due to involvement if a nerve and this could be due to impingement by the local swelling.Therefore, take ibuprofen 800 mg twice a day and see if it helps with the numbness as well. Also go see your go-to remove what is possibly a splinter