Sandpaper Hands Sensation: A Sign of Carpal Tunnel

My Hands Feel Like Sand Paper

My hands feel like there is a layer of sandpaper between my skin and anything I touch.  This is so strange, I have never heard of this going on.  What could it be?

Anita
Spokane, Washington

Answers by Doctors At First Hand Medical

People often have strange symptoms with nerve conditions like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. When the nerve is pinched in the by excess entrapped lymph fluid in the narrow passage known as the Carpal Tunnel at the base of the palm it can produce a wide range of symptoms.

More classic symptoms would be hand numbness and hand pain or wrist pain, even though the Carpal Tunnel is not in the wrist.  The symptoms can appear anywhere between the finger tips and the neck following the path of the Median Nerve going to the cortex at the base of the brain.  The Carpal Tunnel Anatomy is proximate to the wrist and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can cause pain in any joint or muscle between the tips of the fingers up to the shoulder and even in the neck.

However, hands feeling like sandpaper is a common if not well-known symptom of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  If you have three of the symptoms listed on this website, then you can have 95% confidence that what you are experiencing is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

You can learn more about the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel here: Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

There is no reason to fear, or be upset about Sandpaper Hands Sensation.  Since carpal tunnel is caused by entrapped inflammation, it is fairly straight forward to jump-start your body’s natural healing processes and disperse the entrapped swelling in just 6 weeks of consistent stretching therapy during sleep at home.

Sandpaper Hands Sensation: What It May Mean

A sandpaper hands sensation, or the feeling of a layer of cardboard between your skin and what you touch, is described on this page as a less common symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome. Altered sensation can also come from other causes, including other nerve problems, skin conditions and circulation issues, so if you are in doubt, a doctor can help you identify the cause.  If you have some of the other symptoms of Carpal Tunnel like dropping a cup or losing grip strength, your confidence level that it is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome should be high and the early stage treatment is readily available with a home treatment developed by Doctors with a 97% patient satisfaction rate and Patient reviews of 4.9 Stars.

What to Do If You Notice It

Keep notes on when the change started, which fingers are affected and whether it is worse at night or after certain activities. Take the notes to your doctor, who can examine your hands and decide whether tests are needed. For general background on carpal tunnel syndrome, see the NINDS carpal tunnel syndrome fact sheet.

A sandpaper hands sensation is not a diagnosis on its own, so treat it as a reason to ask questions, not as a conclusion.  If you have other common symptoms of Carpal Tunnel listed on this website, then your probability of have CTS goes up.  Hands feeling like sand paper is a CTS symptom that a lot of people don’t know about.  If you have three of the symptoms listed on this website including sandpaper hands sensation, then you can have 95% confidence that you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

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Less Common Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

While it is not as common, people often report their hands have lost their feeling sensation and feel rough like sandpaper or insulated from the things they touch – like there is a layer of cardboard between their skin and the objects they are touching.

When the nerve is pinched this loss of feeling in the hands and fingers is a natural result. It can be really frustrating.

People also commonly report a loss of fine motor skills. These are the hand/eye coordination skills that we develop in early childhood when learning to tie shoes and how to write our names with a pencil. These basic skills can go missing when Carpal Tunnel Syndrome sets in.

CTS can cause extreme frustration because we come to depend on these fine motor skills to do the most basic things.   It becomes difficult and slow to get ready for work in the morning.   People routinely drop things like coffee cups or a glass of water at breakfast. When you are in a hurry and your hands don’t function, it is extremely annoying.

The type of anxiety and frustration can actually make Carpal Tunnel Syndrome worse.   Nerves are sensitive by design. Nerve conditions worsen with loss of sleep, stress and irritability.

So, it is best to stay calm and think rationally when faced with these frustrating symptoms.   There are good answers to put these symptoms in complete remission and get back to your normal life.

Doctors have developed a nighttime stretching program that puts your worst symptoms into remission within 2 – 3 weeks and puts all your symptoms into remission with 97% patient satisfaction in just 6 weeks.

Yes, you can put the Sandpaper Hand Sensation behind you once and for all with this natural therapy at home.  It jump-starts the body’s natural healing processes and disperses the entrapped lymph fluid that is putting pressure on the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel space.

It is called the Carpal Solution Nighttime Stretching Treatment.   Learn More Here

Carpal Tunnel Treatment Options

A List of Activities People Report Are Difficult with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:

When your hands are clumsy and feel like there is a layer of sandpaper between your hands and the thin

gs you touch (Sandpaper Hands Sensation) many common activities become challenging.  These include:

1. Buttoning buttons
2. Tying shoes
3. Writing with a pen
4. Putting on make-up
5. Cooking
6. Driving
7. Opening a jar
8. Turning the keys in the ignition of a car
9. Twisting a door knob
10. Sleeping
11. Playing a Musical Instrument
12. Typing
13. Texting
14. Picking up coins
15. Holding a Coffee Cup
16. Dead Bolting the House
17. Shoveling snow
18. Gardening
19. Etc.

This is why it is important to treat this condition proactively.  There is no reason to fear of worry.  Worry makes a nerve condition worse.  Just get going and do some home treatment under doctors direction.  Most people can resolve Carpal Tunnel and the Sandpaper Hand Sensation in just 6 weeks of consistent stretching therapy with the Carpal Solution Treatment Kit.