is carpal tunnel nerve damage permanent
Long-standing CTS leads to permanent nerve damage with constant numbness, atrophy of some of the muscles of the thenar eminence, and weakness of palmar abduction (see carpometacarpal joint Â§âMovements). Pain in carpal tunnel syndrome is primarily numbness that is so intense that it wakes one from sleep.ost people relieved of their carpal tunnel symptoms with conservative or surgical management find minimal residual or nerve damage. Long-term chronic carpal tunnel syndrome (typically seen in the elderly) can result in permanent nerve damage, i.e. irreversible numbness, muscle wasting, and weakness.