What is ulnar tunnel syndrome?

Ulnar tunnel syndrome causes numbness and tingling in the little finger and along the outside of the ring finger.The ulnar nerve runs down the inside of the forearm to the heel of the hand close to the skin. Pressure to the forearm or wrist can cause weakness and numbness.

How do members experience ulnar tunnel syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ulnar tunnel syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ulnar tunnel syndrome*

Who has ulnar tunnel syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 8
40s 27
50s 36
60s 26
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 20
Female 80

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What is ulnar tunnel syndrome?

Ulnar tunnel syndrome causes numbness and tingling in the little finger and along the outside of the ring finger.The ulnar nerve runs down the inside of the forearm to the heel of the hand close to the skin. Pressure to the forearm or wrist can cause weakness and numbness.



Common symptoms reported by people with ulnar tunnel syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for ulnar tunnel syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with ulnar tunnel syndrome

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Who has ulnar tunnel syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 13 say ulnar tunnel syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 8
40s 27
50s 36
60s 26
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 10
30-39 years 8
40-49 years 15
50-59 years 7
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 20
Female 80

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 54
Not Diagnosed 7

These charts show data from ulnar tunnel syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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