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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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