# Is it ok for my hand/leg to go numb for that long?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 3, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-my-hand-leg-to-go-numb-for-that-long/272776 "2004-11-03T16:05:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zarina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Zarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zarina)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-my-hand-leg-to-go-numb-for-that-long/272776/1 "2004-11-03T16:05:00Z")

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When I sleep, I sometimes tuck my hand under the pillow or my leg under the other leg. When I wake up, it feels totally numb and I can’t walk/move my hand for a little while. Just wondering if that’s ok and I’m not cutting of the blood supply or anything?

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-my-hand-leg-to-go-numb-for-that-long/272776/2 "2004-11-03T16:06:15Z")

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> [@Zarina](#):
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> When I sleep, I sometimes tuck my hand under the pillow or my leg under the other leg. When I wake up, it feels totally numb and I can’t walk/move my hand for a little while. Just wondering if that’s ok and I’m not cutting of the blood supply or anything?

It’s a nerve you’re pinching, not the blood supply.

It’s fine.