Quote - What is it about the tingling that artists might find debilitating, I wonder? Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome painful or just annoying? I recommend the use of a laser mouse that can send your cursor to any side of your screen with a mere twitch of the hand. You don't even need to move your wrist.

 

Pain, and at some point nerve damage which prevents fine hand movements. In it's advanced state your whole hand sort of cumples up and fingers can't move.

From: http://rehabengineer.homestead.com/carpaltunnel.html

"The symptoms; pain, numbness, and tingling, are usually felt most at night while sleeping. In advanced cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, the thenar muscles near the base of the thumb may atrophy, and the strengh and dexterity of the entire hand will decrease."

From: http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/carpal_tunnel_syndrome.jsp
" With continued median nerve compression, an individual may begin to experience muscle weakness, making it difficult to open jars and hold objects with the affected hand. Eventually, the muscles of the hand served by the median nerve may begin to grow noticeably smaller (atrophy), especially the fleshy part of the thumb. Untreated, carpal tunnel syndrome may eventually result in permanent weakness, loss of sensation, or even paralysis of the thumb and fingers of the affected hand."

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