Tingly fingers after freeway driving? T5 TDI

[Rebuild]

i have noticed recently that i get a pins and needles tingly type sensation in my fingers and hands,particularly when driving long straight stretches(ie where you aren't turning the wheel too much)for anything over an hour or so.
Must be vibes from the diesel, coming through the steering wheel,is all i can think of.
Anyone else get similar?

[shogun2]

Yeah, I get those, but it's from chemotherapy, not driving my Multivan. I found that I can hold the wheel a lot lighter on straight roads. The arm rest also helps a lot.

[DaveMack]

Yeah, I get those, but it's from chemotherapy, not driving my Multivan. I found that I can hold the wheel a lot lighter on straight roads. The arm rest also helps a lot.

I think it's the Radiotherapy that does it ... rather than the Chemo. Mind you ... a lot of my radiotherapy was very close to my spinal cord.

Dave

[phaeton]

Any pins and needle tingly snesation is usually due to nerves being compressed if this happens move your arms around.

[DVR68U]

yeah id recommend seeing a docter not a mechanic

[99gti]

yeah id recommend seeing a docter not a mechanic

10/10 for this comment. Couldn't have hit the nail on the head better.

If you get that sensation it's your body telling you to move. If you ignore it you can kill off the nerve. Happened to a mate of mine - he then couldn't lift his foot for 6 months (acute foot drop i think they called it).

[aliasmk2]

It sounds like parathesia,which is a sympton of multipul-sclerosis

Ian

[99gti]

I get parathesia all the time after a big night - could that be MS also? I'm also easily distracted and often forget things. Sometimes my left eye twitches.

Could it be possible I have had multiple strokes enduced by my un-diagnosed ADD but forgot all about them untill now because of my oldtimers?

[Treza360]

How tightly do you grip the wheel when you're driving? It could be something simple as just relaxing your grip and/or just moving around a bit and getting some blood flow back to your arms. Some simple flexing of the arms above your head while your driving (one arm at a time of course ) should get it going.
I like to sit on my leg at work sometimes and that gives me pins and needles. I wouldn't be too worried unless you've got other symptoms occurring as well like tunnel vision, light headedness or other things. As others have said if you're really concerned see your GP.

[Rebuild]

alrighty,maybe it's just me then.I never noticed anything like this with the old van though.

Thx,anyway.

[dougie]

I thought I was depressed until I read this thread but now I'm realy worried.
My legs,my legs,I can't feel my legs!!Argggg.
It is probebly only the different angle of the steering wheel putting some pressure on the nerves in the wrist.
This could be anyware from the neck all the way down to the wrist and if it doesn't happen any other time then stop worring about it or have a doc check it out.

I will line up a massage for you with BIG BETTY,she is big realy big and all your problems will be forgotten.

[phaeton]

If movement within car does not stop numbness I suggest pulling over and having a little walk or doing some stretches.

[Krakerjak]

Rebuild,
I used to get the same symptoms during the many times that I crossed the Nullarbor, gradually getting worse as the years went by.
It eventually got so bad my fingers were tingling at night and a visit to a doctor revealed thad I had Carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands.

Cured by a relativly simpe operation to both wrists called Carpal Tunnel Release.

Do a Google search for more info.

Still do long drives, no more tingling.

[shogun2]

I think it's the Radiotherapy that does it ... rather than the Chemo. Mind you ... a lot of my radiotherapy was very close to my spinal cord.

Dave

I got nerve damage from the chemicals. The radiation therapy was in my lung, so it didn't affect my fingers (just the rest of me) At least it fixed me.

[gregozedobe]

alrighty,maybe it's just me then.I never noticed anything like this with the old van though.

You are probably in a slightly different position in your new van. I move around a bit, grab the wheel higher for a while, then lower, rest my right arm on the door trim, then take it off. Our bodies aren't really designed to stay static like we do when driving, so any movement helps.

If you hold the wheel tightly it can help to relax your grip.

Sometimes I move the steering wheel up/down/in/out, and raise/lower the seat slightly, just to alter my angles a bit.