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[|Human|] during the night when I go to sleep on my back I get woken up with my thumb and first two fingers numb.it takes me 10/15 minutes to wake them up..i try and sleep on my side with same results..tried every pillow and none ,no difference..my same shoulder was frozen 20 years ago and after I unfroze it myself I have had pain in the back of the shoulder..tried everything from my gp for pain ie norspan+p/forte..i can deal with this but this numbness is only giving me 4 hours sleep so I stay up for a few hours then try and get a few more hours,until the numbness wakes me up again..any advice I would be thankful for..i am a 77 year old male in a1 health apart from this..thank you.....
[|AI|]  Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Numbness in the thumb and first two fingers suggests an involvement of median nerve, a nerve that supplies sensation to thumb and first three and a half fingers. The most common reason for the involvement of median nerve is entrapment of the nerve at the level of wrist, a condition called as carpal tunnel syn Chat Doctor.  Another possibility is increased sensitivity to pressure palsies. Doing a nerve conduction study would help diagnose these conditions. They improve with medications such as gabapentin or pregabalin. I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes,