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My finger tips go numb when I am just a little cold. My ...

 
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My finger tips go numb when I am just a little cold. My doctor says it is not my tyroid. Is there any other ideas what could cause this. My father used to complain of the same thing. Thanks

 

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If there is ANY visible evidence of this at all I would think of Reynaud's. Here is a wikipedia link. I would also wonder about any of the other things listed as a "secondary" cause as a possible cause.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud's_phenomenon

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