Do I Have Carpal Tunnel Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How has the hand or wrist problem changed since you first noticed it?
I have not noticed a hand or wrist problem.
It was brief and has not returned.
It continues at about the same level or returns intermittently.
It is becoming more frequent, persistent, or functionally limiting.
2. If hand tingling or numbness starts, what effect does shaking or repositioning the hand have?
I do not experience those symptoms.
The symptoms continue with no noticeable change.
Repositioning helps inconsistently or only after some time.
Shaking or repositioning clearly eases the symptoms, at least temporarily.
3. After carrying a grocery bag or gripping a mug, how does the affected hand respond?
The grip feels normal and dependable.
The hand tires or aches sooner than I expect.
I need to adjust my grip because of tingling, numbness, or weakness.
I cannot maintain the grip safely or have had repeated near-drops.
4. What tends to happen when your wrist stays bent while holding a phone, book, or steering wheel?
I do not notice hand symptoms in that position.
I notice wrist or hand discomfort but no distinct tingling.
Tingling sometimes develops, but the location varies.
Tingling reliably develops in the thumb, index, middle, or nearby ring finger.
5. How often have objects slipped from your hand unexpectedly during the past two weeks?
Not at all.
Once, but fatigue or distraction may have contributed.
Several times, especially when the hand felt numb or uncomfortable.
Frequently, or with a clear recent loss of hand control.
6. Looking at the fleshy area at the base of each thumb, what have you observed?
No recent difference in appearance or function.
Occasional soreness or fatigue without visible change.
A sense of reduced strength even though appearance is similar.
New visible flattening or hollowing together with reduced thumb strength.
7. Imagine waking during the night and checking your hands. Which description best matches your recent experience?
My hands have not disturbed my sleep.
Hand discomfort has woken me once, without clear numbness or tingling.
Tingling or numbness has occasionally woken me.
Tingling or numbness repeatedly wakes me or is present when I wake.
8. While fastening buttons, handling coins, or using a zipper, what have you noticed recently?
My usual speed and control feel unchanged.
I sometimes slow down because the hand or wrist feels uncomfortable.
Numbness or tingling sometimes makes the task awkward.
I frequently lose control of the item or cannot complete the task normally.
9. Which statement best describes how the symptoms began?
I have not had relevant symptoms.
They developed gradually without a clear injury.
They appeared alongside noticeable swelling, redness, or warmth.
They began suddenly after an injury or worsened rapidly over a short period.
10. Which timeline best describes your current symptoms?
I do not currently have these symptoms.
They have appeared occasionally for less than a week.
They have recurred over several weeks.
They are now constant, rapidly changing, or present most days and nights.
11. When pinching a key, pen, or small lid between your thumb and fingers, which response fits best?
The movement feels normal on both sides.
One side feels uncomfortable, but the object remains secure.
One side feels noticeably weaker or less steady.
The thumb cannot hold the object reliably or has developed marked weakness.
12. Besides hand tingling or discomfort, have you noticed any broader warning signs?
I have not noticed hand symptoms or broader warning signs.
There is occasional mild aching around the wrist or forearm.
Symptoms seem to travel from the neck or shoulder down the arm.
There is sudden marked weakness, profound sensation loss, severe swelling, or a cold or discolored hand.
13. How much do the symptoms interfere with sleep, work, study, caregiving, or hobbies?
They do not interfere because I have not noticed symptoms.
I notice them, but they rarely change what I do.
I sometimes pause, reposition, or avoid a task because of them.
They repeatedly disrupt sleep or prevent normal use of the hand.
14. When altered sensation occurs, where is it most noticeable?
I have not noticed altered sensation in either hand.
It is mainly in the little finger and outer side of the ring finger.
It feels spread across most of the hand without a clear finger pattern.
It is mainly in the thumb, index, middle, or thumb-side of the ring finger.
15. During the past two weeks, how often have you noticed tingling or numbness in a hand?
I have not noticed tingling or numbness.
It happened briefly on one or two occasions.
It has returned on several days or nights.
It is frequent, persistent, or regularly wakes me.