Do your hands go numb?

Laly

Joined March 2013

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Laly 2013-05-10T03:18:41+00:00

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering about this~ Whenever I play osu! and use my tablet my hand starts getting numb after awhile. I'm thinking it's because I'm resting my wrist on the tablet and that cuts off the circulation.

Does this happens to you guys? What do you guys do to avoid it?

Hika

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Hika 2013-05-10T03:23:02+00:00

How small is your area?

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Laly

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Laly 2013-05-10T03:29:11+00:00

I'm using an intuos 5 medium.
(380 x 251 x 12 mm)

I mapped it like this:

Hika

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Hika 2013-05-10T03:46:30+00:00

That's probably why your hands get numb. Naturally, if you don't move your wrists enough while you play, it can cause carpal tunnel. Well, that happened in my situation so you should consider changing it.

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Laly

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Laly 2013-05-10T04:05:41+00:00

Thanks for the advice and the warning. Although I don't think I'll do as well as I do with the tablet, I think I'll switch over to a mouse for awhile when playing osu. ^^

FrzR

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FrzR 2013-05-13T00:16:04+00:00

Sometimes my fingers go numb when things around me gets colder. Especially nights. Cold hands have slower response. >.<

UnderminE

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UnderminE 2013-05-13T00:48:57+00:00

my shoulders get numb after playing too much taiko ;_;

boat

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boat 2013-05-13T00:54:38+00:00

UnderminE wrote:
my shoulders get numb after playing too much taiko ;_;

This, as well as numb fingertips, sore wrists and breaking nails on a daily basis.

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Ekaru

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Ekaru 2013-05-13T01:24:41+00:00

My hands rarely go numb. When they do it's usually because I was lying on my wrist while I slept or something like that. That or it's fucking cold, but that's a different kind of numbness. And yes, this includes when I play the same game for hours on end. No issues. I can use a mouse, I can use a keyboard, I can use some weird controller. Still no issues.

Claire_old_1

Claire_old_1 2013-05-13T01:25:57+00:00

my finger go numb at stream part, especially +20 notes 190bpm+

Naikaze

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Naikaze 2013-05-13T09:17:31+00:00

Fr33z3R wrote:
Sometimes my fingers go numb when things around me gets colder. Especially nights. Cold hands have slower response. >.<

says freezer Easier to control though. Imo.

Btw I use small area too but my hands never go numb..

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VoidnOwO

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silmarilen

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silmarilen 2013-05-13T14:43:35+00:00

maybe put something soft under your wrist like a towel or a piece of cloth
also take frequent breaks to give your hand some rest

Jeroen Mathon

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Jeroen Mathon 2013-05-13T15:00:37+00:00

Try Shaking your hands in the breaks of the song's it really helps.
As long as you don't forget to do it every time otherwise it goes numb again.

silmarilen

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silmarilen 2013-05-13T15:10:50+00:00

Jeroen Mathon wrote:
Try Shaking your hands in the breaks of the song's it really helps.
As long as you don't forget to do it every time otherwise it goes numb again.

its funny because the dutch wikipedia says thats one of the symptoms of carpal tunnel (wanting to shake your hand to make it stop)

UnderminE

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UnderminE 2013-05-13T15:21:11+00:00

boat wrote:
UnderminE wrote:
my shoulders get numb after playing too much taiko ;_;
This, as well as numb fingertips, sore wrists and breaking nails on a daily basis.

How to play with long nails, i can't even stream and end up breaking them

Ephemeral

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Ephemeral 2013-05-13T15:24:33+00:00

you're compressing your medial nerve if your hand goes numb often - can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome and a whole slew of other neuropathic issues related to sensations in your arm if you leave it untreated. get an oppai mousepad or some other wrist rest.

boat

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boat 2013-05-13T15:27:29+00:00