Why are my little and ring finger on one hand numb constantly?
Is your ring finger only numb on the side next to your little finger? Does it still have normal feeling on the other side? If so, then the problem is with your ulnar nerve. You may have pinched or damaged it somehow, or it may be a repetitive stress injury (called “cubital tunnel syndrome”). If you banged your elbow right before you noticed the numbness, then that could have been the cause (the ulnar nerve runs up your arm through your elbow. You know that feeling when you bang your “funny bone?” That’s the ulnar nerve). You may also have noticed a decrease in your “gripping power” on the hand with the numbness, or perhaps even a bit of atrophy. That’s because the ulnar nerve has an effect on that bulgy muscle between your thumb and the rest of your hand. A neurologist can run tests to find out exactly where the nerve is being pinched or compressed. It could be all the way up in your shoulder or your elbow, even though you’re only feeling the effects in your fingers. He will also be ab
