Can sleeping on my arm cause a nerve to get damaged?
Yes - under some circumstances.Normally if you sleep with pressure on a nerve it is painful, which would wake you and prompt you to change position, removing pressure from the nerve and avoiding damage to the nerveHowever, if you are in a deep sleep, especially if under the influence of drugs (narcotics, sleeping pills, anything else that might put you into a deeper sleep than normal) or alcohol you lose this ‘nociceptive’ protective response and may remain in the same position long enough to damage a nerve.The most common situation for this is a “saturday night palsy” in which the radial nerve is damaged. It runs in the upper arm against the humerus bone and can be damaged there, producing a wrist and finger drop. The classical way in which this happened was in someone who had too much to drink (on a Saturday night) and fell asleep in a chair with the arm draped over the back of the chair. I have seen it in other situations as well but almost alway when someone was more sedated than normal. Even falling asleep with your head, or someone else’s head, resting on the upper arm can do this. Other situations in which this can happen include falling asleep in a bed with a hard (often wooden) frame with the arm dangling over the edge of the bed (like the frame of a waterbed for instance).Other nerves can be damaged under similar circumstances. I have seen a few individuals with sciatic neuropathies (the big nerve down the back of the thigh) after falling asleep on the toilet or chair or with one leg bent under the buttocks. Again the common theme is excessive sedation by drugs or alcohol and sleeping in a position in which there may be excessive pressure on a nerve for long enough to damage it.Individuals who already have ‘sick’ nerves as the result of a more generalized neuropathy (e.g. diabetics with a diabetic neuropathy or some of the hereditary neuropathies) may be more susceptible to damage from this mechanism.
Did my boyfriend damaged my clitoris permanently by pressing and rubbing it too hard?? PLEASE HELP!?
hi im 19 years old and i need some answers. I used to have very sensitive clitoris that when just touched at the lips I can already feel myself arousing. But there was this one night almost a month ago that my bf got overly excited i guess and pressed and rubbed my clitoris so hard that it hurt. he also scratched it with his nails. Since then I had a hard time feeling my clitoris, i mean I can feel it but i had to press and rub it hard just for it to start stimulating. Did my bf damage my clitoris permanently by just pressing and rubbing it too hard and by the scratch? is that possible? if not permanently how can i get my clitoris to be sensitive like it was before? Also after that night I've had a hard time getting wet. please help me with honest answers. thank you for your time i appreciate it.
I think i might have damaged my uterus.. HELP!?
I definitely agree with albright. That is some weird crap. When you put the water in your uterus, does blood come out afterwards? If so that would explain why your not getting your period. Also, if you inject lidocaine into your uterus, who knows what it can do to your reproductive organs, It may change the whole DNA sequence as it is a chemical. As for the excruciating pain, its probably your uterus rebelling against all the chemicals and the fact that your opening your cervix unnaturally. The cervix is a very tender spot so anything done to pry it open usually results in some aftermath of pain. What it almost seems like your doing is a PROCEDURE FOR AN ABORTION minus the vacuum. The lidocain acts as the anesthetic to numb the cervix, tube - dilation of cervix, lidocain - more anesthetic to numb the pain, water - rinsing the uterine wall of any lining. Any tools that are placed into the uterus that are not sterile may cause sterility (unable to reproduce) as well as infection. So, assuming that you don't have a new tube that is wrapped surgically and a tube that a doctor may use, I'm assuming you've caused unwanted bacterial growth in your uterus which will cause bacteria. If the first time you've done this was 5 months ago, the bacteria that may be in your uterus has had time to penetrate the walls of your uterus (which may be the cause for the pain) as well the bacteria could have had an effect on your reproductive organs as well, which may explain not having your period. So, with all those possibilities I would have to state that you've definitely screwed something up, and when you tell the doctor he/she will probably judge you a tad (so prepare yourself for that) and you'll probably have to go on some medication. Don't see any reg doc, the best doctor that you could go see is a gynecologist. ....yikes.
My boyfriend is emotionally damaged. What should I do?
Emotionally damaged men not only rise from past failed relationships. They also result from childhood issues like emotionally unavailable parents or abusive parents or the likes. The greatest incentive to stay in such a relationship for the woman is they start to feel significant by responding to this needy overgrown kid. It's good to attain to the emotional needs of somebody like this but most of the times its not helpful. It might even show momentary progress in the flawed behaviour of the man but at the cost of slowly damaging the woman or factor that intends to heal this man.At one point you have to come in terms with the fact that it's almost impossible to deal with the problem and to fill in the emotional needs of this man because in return he's ready to give you nothing. Nothing at all. He'll take in like a hungry black hole while asking you to keep no expectations.If any woman can help this kind of man, they are the strong, indifferent and unemotional type. They stay upright and strong and no emotional issues bother them. But again it's hard to hook for these two kind of people.
Can I get temporary nerve damage from smoking weed? (why are my limbs almost numb feeling?)?
I smoked quite a bit this weekend. I dont smoke like its my job, just sometimes. My boyfriends really into it. So theres my reasoning. I'm also a teenager, so this is all quite odd and new to me. But I smoked alot of weed this weekend (Friday night). And it is Tuesday night, and im still feeling like it takes a few seconds for me to feel what i should feel automatically. (Example: When i drink from a water bottle, i have to wait almost 5 extra seconds to make sure the bottle is possitioned on my lips correctly; I have to look at my legs sometimes to make sure im moving them) It's kind of a scary deal now. Not all that fun anymore. I just need some help. A friend told me it happened to her, lasting for a week or two, but i dont know whether to believe it or not. She's a story teller. So give it a shot. And I dont want to hear "THATS BAD FOR YOU" stuff. Just give me a legit answer. Thanks everyone.
My bf broke his ankle with nerve damage that will take at least 6 months for him to be able to walk, longer to walk well, delaying proposal?
Bf is 33 and I am 30. He insists that he wants to be married for at least a year before trying to have kids. I don't have a problem with that but Id prefer not to be having kids after 35 for many reasons (mostly poor genetics) Id rather not go into depth for. We've been dating about a year and a half and I found out he was going to propose within the next month or so yesterday. However, 3 weeks ago he severely caused nerve damage when he broke his ankle. The diagnosis he has for the nerve damage is at least 6 months to be able to walk, this doesn't include being able to walk well such as going hiking or on long walks. He is saying hed rather propose when he can walk well as his plans involved that. However, I am worried about this due to the amount of time this injury will take, plus needing a year to plan a wedding and his statement he wants to be married for awhile before kids. I tried to tell him I don't need a fancy creative proposal where he is able to walk well but I don't think he gets it. This wouldn't bother me as much if we were younger.
I can't have sex with my boyfriend. I'm 16 and we tried to do it but it didn't go in and it hurt and I was bleeding a little. What should I do? Why is this happening? Am I too tight or is his penis too big?
Vagina tightness is surrounded by more myth and misunderstanding than fact. It's not the size of your vagina or his penis that's causing pain, it's the tension in the muscles inside. A woman who is nervous or uncomfortable clenches her muscles subconsciously, which will make it hurt when something tries to push through. Plus if she's not turned on or lubricated, you have dry-against-dry friction. The reason most women's first time is painful is not because their vaginas need to be stretched out, but because most women are extremely nervous their first times and the guy doesn't take the proper time to get her relaxed and aroused. (Also the hymen, which it sounds like you probably broke.)Please, take your time. Sex is wonderful, but there is so much good stuff that leads up to it - what's the rush? Go spend a few weeks just touching each other, or just licking each other. Learn to enjoy the different sensations. As a rule, if you're not dripping wet and desperate to feel him inside you, don't try. Go back to foreplay and check in again later. Or stop altogether - it is ALWAYS your right to choose whether you want to keep going or stop, at any time.Maybe you feel your boyfriend's eagerness, you want to make him happy, don't want to disappoint him, etc. Stop it. You're not doing any favors by making it a negative experience. Communicate to him that you DO really want to have sex with him but that you're nervous and you want to spend some more time playing around first. You can even say you're worried his penis is so big it'll be difficult, that'll keep his ego relieved. When do you do actually feel eager for it, have him enter you extreeeemely slowly, stopping after every extra inch to enjoy, relax, and prepare for the next one (a fist around his penis can help control this). And whenever it hurts, he needs to pull out and try again later. You would be amazed just how patient and giving a young guy can be when he knows sex is on the line.
Can neck biting cause serious damage, even if it doesn't draw blood?
yes...that's where most of the nerves are. Like martial arts where they hit you on the neck. I say be careful cause you could end up knocked out from it. Also veins pass through there and if you block the blood long enough you get dizzy.
Lobe stretching... is it nerve damage or something else?
My bf has been stretching his lobes (poorly) & now has a problem. He had to leave work because he has extreme bouts of pain in his ears, in addition he has a bad headache, & jaw pain. I'm not sure if this is nerve damage or something else. I'm against how large he is going & the whole process because he is being negligent & now I'm worried he might have a serious problem. He has I believe 7/16 gauge, he had a 0 for 6mon+ . He did one taper in between for a day or two. He didn't sterilize anything, wash daily, and forced the tapers way too quick. He has since removed the tapers, I noticed their was blood in the hole. I would be shocked if its not infected, but if anyone knows the cause of the other symptoms (mostly the jaw pain) or suggestions I'd appreciate it.I Hope its not too serious because as an added bonus he has no medical insurance. Some things I read were: sterilize with unscented piercing cleaner, vitamin E oils, salt soak, ice (indirectly), tylenol any advice is great!