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"The causes of vibration white finger are the continual use of heavy machinery and can become a permanent disease. Some symptoms of the disease are numbness in the fingers, tingling sensations, coldness and the feeling of pins and needles."
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What are the symptoms of Vibration White Finger?
"Vibration White Finger is nothing to fool around with and you should see your doctor immediately. Some of the symptoms to watch for are your fingernail, and rest of your finger from the last knuckle down turning white and going numb."
What syndrome is 'vibration white finger' generally associated with?
Vibration white finger is a work injury in that one's hand or fingers become white, numb, and one loses finger mobility. It is caused by the fingers and hands vibrating too much as with using a jackhammer.
When I start the engine of my '96 Peugeot 306 Turbo Diesel a big puff of white smoke comes out the exhaust but after start up it is fine Why is this?
there may be leakage in your coolant water cap at the time of starting vibration causes water to escape from it entering in to the engine causes white smoke
What does a buildup of N-acetylaspartic acid do?
This results in the destruction of the white matter of the brain and nervous system and causes the symptoms of Canavan disease
What are the symptoms of the condition called thrush?
This disorder, also known as thrush, causes white, curd-like patches in the mouth or throat.
Years after taking out your tonsils white stuff are smeared in your throat what causes that symptoms are headache and pain in the throat.?
Ask your Doctor. He will probably know the answer.
How do you get white knuckle disease?
This is secondary form of Raynaud's disease, from the continuous use of vibrating hand-held machinery.You get white knuckles from the damage to the blood vessels in your hands. You can also develop numbness in your fingers (nerve damage) and loss of manual dexterity(muscle damage).This is a cumulative disease and does not happen overnight. You need to regulate your "trigger time", the amount of time you operate using handheld devices. Regardless if you use small vibrating tools for long periods of time vs heavily vibrating tools for short periods of time (like a chainsaw) you still receive the same affect.If the usage continues for months to years the damage could be permanent. Symptoms will first appear during usage then disappear over time. If you do not address the situation you could lose your fingers to amputation.The correct name for this condition is vibration white finger syndrome or VWF. Minor conditions affect the finger tips - but more severe VWF can cause the whole finger to the knuckle to turn white. It is usually caused by continuous exposure to vibrating power tools in the workplace. To see more about vibration white finger including how to recover compensation from an employer in the UK see the related link entitled "miners VWF".
What causes the symptoms of transverse myelitis?
The symptoms of transverse myelitis are due to damage and/or destruction of the myelin sheath, the fatty white covering of nerve fibers that serves both to insulate the nerve fibers and to speed nervous conduction along them.
If you finger a girl there is white stuff on your finger when you pull out what is that?
It means you did a good job. (: Lol
What do you do if your finger turns white because of tape?
Remove the tape to allow blood flow. If your finger remains white or red contact your doctor.
What causes the circulation in the finger tips to stop and fingers to become numb?
Loss of Circulation in FingertipsRaynaud's phenomenon (RP), also known as Red, White and Blue disease- is a condition resulting in a series of discolorations of the fingers and/or the toes after exposure to changes in temperature (cold or hot) or even emotional events ie.. anxious at the dentist or at a job interview. It is due an abnormal spasm of the blood vessels which results in a diminished blood supply to the local tissues. Initially, the digit(s) involved turn white because of the diminished blood supply. The digit(s) then turn blue because of prolonged lack of oxygen. Finally, the blood vessels reopen, causing a local "flushing" phenomenon, which turns the digit(s) red. Vibration white finger of VWF is a form of Reynaud's disease can cause the finger tips to become numb and turn white especially in the cold. The description given earlier describes how the condition manifests itself, but does not address the cause. A cause of this condition is from excessive continuous use of hand held vibrating power tools, which can cause the industrial disease known as vibration white finger. See the related link entitled "miners vwf" to see how vibration white finger can develop as an industrial injury in the UK.Diabetic Neuropathy will cause loss of circulation and numbness, and eventually gangrene, in fingers and toes. It is caused by persistent high average blood sugar (hyperglycemia) and the oxidative damage caused by that to the capillaries and nerves of the extremities. If you're diabetic and experiencing this, you risk losing hands and feet if you don't reduce your blood sugar and H1a readings immediately.
How do you get knuckles disease?
This is secondary form of Raynaud's disease, from the continuous use of vibrating hand-held machinery.You get white knuckles from the damage to the blood vessels in your hands. You can also develop numbness in your fingers (nerve damage) and loss of manual dexterity(muscle damage).This is a cumulative disease and does not happen overnight. You need to regulate your "trigger time", the amount of time you operate using handheld devices. Regardless if you use small vibrating tools for long periods of time vs heavily vibrating tools for short periods of time (like a chainsaw) you still receive the same affect.If the usage continues for months to years the damage could be permanent. Symptoms will first appear during usage then disappear over time. If you do not address the situation you could lose your fingers to amputation.The correct name for this condition is vibration white finger syndrome or VWF. Minor conditions affect the finger tips - but more severe VWF can cause the whole finger to the knuckle to turn white. It is usually caused by continuous exposure to vibrating power tools in the workplace. To see more about vibration white finger including how to recover compensation from an employer in the UK see the related link entitled "miners VWF".
