Associated symptoms
Since the burning in the fingers is often due to nerve damage, other symptoms associated with nerve disorders are also typical. This leads to other sensations such as numbness, tingling or severe shooting pain. The motor nerve fibres, which are responsible for controlling the muscles, can also be affected.
This leads to paralysis or a reduction in strength of the affected muscles and fingers. If circulatory disorders are the cause, the fingers are often white or blue, especially if you go out in the cold. A reddening of the fingers, which is accompanied by a burning sensation, usually indicates an acute event.
Redness is usually associated with inflammation. Therefore, a possible cause is for example an insect bite or a grip in nettles. This leads to superficial burning pain, and at the same time redness and swelling of the affected area occurs.
Polyneuropathy, for example due to diabetes (usually accompanied by microangiopathy = disease of the smallest blood vessels), can also cause inflammation. However, these are usually the result of a chronic disease process. Pain is very typical as an accompanying symptom of burning in the fingers.
Most often the pain is caused by nerve damage. In this case they usually have a burning or shooting character. Circulatory disorders can also cause pain as a result of tissue damage. Often, however, circulatory disorders as well as metabolic diseases and other deposits of toxins lead to a reduced perception of pain due to their damage.
Burning time
The duration of burning in the fingers depends on the underlying disease. Metabolic and vascular diseases are chronic illnesses that accompany affected persons throughout their lives. Nevertheless, the burning in the fingers can be completely treated by an adequate therapy. Nervous diseases are usually progressive diseases, so that the symptoms are treatable for a time, but often occur repeatedly.
Diagnosis
- The diagnosis of burning in the fingers can only be made on the basis of a medical examination of the person concerned. – As a rule, metabolic diseases such as diabetes and vitamin deficiencies are then examined. – If these are excluded, one should look for a disease of the nerves. Different qualities of perception (cold-warm, touch, vibration sensation, motor skills) play an important role. – Liver and kidney values should also be examined if alcohol or drug abuse is suspected.
Therapy of burning in the finger
Since the burning in the fingers is usually due to a basic disease, this disease should be treated first. In addition to this, a symptomatic treatment can be carried out. This is mainly based on painkillers when the burning sensation becomes a burning pain.
Electrical nerve stimulation can also be used as therapy. – Diabetes can be treated with insulin and antidiabetic drugs as well as a change in diet and lifestyle. – Vascular diseases are also treated with diet and lifestyle as well as cholesterol-lowering drugs and, in the worst case, surgery.
- If other deposits of toxins are the cause, these substances should be avoided if possible. – In case of deficiency symptoms, for example, the missing vitamins should be taken in the form of tablets.
