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What are the Risk Factors for Neuropathy Nerve Damage

Neuropathic Pain and other symptoms can be caused by:

  • Accidents and falls where nerves get damaged.
  • Alcoholism
  • Amyloidosis (metabolic disorder)
  • Autoimmune disorders 
  • Bariatric Surgery (see: http://ihealthbulletin.com/blog/2009/10/07/nutrition-prevent-neuropathy-bariatric-surgery/ 
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Cancer
  • Cancer treatments
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Charco Marie-Tooth disease
  • Post Chemotherapy Treatment  (See Chemo-Induced Side effects for other side effects)) See Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Cholesterol lowering drugs such as Lipitor.  These block cholesterol which the nerves are made of. 
  • Chronic kidney failure
  • Compression of nerves (called compression neuropathy)
  • Connective tissue disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, sarcoidosis)
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Denture Cream use.
  • Diabetes mellitus - due to high blood sugar damaging the nerves
  • Diet
  • Foods that are toxic
  • Hereditary
  • Herniated disc
  • Infectious disease (e.g., HIV/AIDS - some medications for HIV, hepatitis B, leprosy) 
  • Liver failure
  • Lumbar Back Surgery
  • Lupus
  • Lyme Disease
  • Medications have a side effect of neuropathy - Lyrica, Cymbalta, Duloxetine hydrochloride, Pregabalin, and more. See Neuropathy as a Side Effect) 
  • MSG
  • Radiation Treatment
  • Radiculopathy
  • Riding Accidents - Horse falling on rider and damaging nerves
  • Shingles
  • Surgeries that damage a nerve
  • Toxins
  • Trapped, pinched or compressed nerves - entrapment neuropathy
  • Trauma
  • Vitamin deficiencies (e.g., pernicious anemia, B12 deficiency, etc.)
  • Zinc induced copper deficiency (denture adhesive creams
  • Zicam ?   See http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/zicam.asp ) 

For information about the nerve damage, what it is, why the symptoms, and what to do about it.  See Neuropathy

Quote About Chronic Neuropathy & its cause:

ScienceDaily (June 29, 2009) "Multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, and other conditions caused by a loss of myelin insulation around nerves can be debilitating and even deadly, but adequate treatments do not yet exist."

For an adequate treatment see Nerve Support Formula

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