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| Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome |
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| HAVS is caused by repeated and frequent
use of hand held vibrating tools. Symptoms may include Raynaud's phenomenon (this is the white finger part),
nerve symptoms, and muscular aches and pains.
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Raynaud's phenomenon comes in bouts that
are triggered by cold weather or touching a cold object.
A typical bout of Raynaud's phenomenon is as follows:
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At first the fingers go white and cool, due to the small blood vessels narrowing or going into spasm.
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They then go a blue-ish colour, due to the oxygen being used up from the reduced blood supply of the narrowed blood vessels.
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They then go bright red, due to the blood vessels opening up again and the return of a good blood flow.
This may cause tingling, throbbing and pain.
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| Numbness or loss of feeling and pins and
needles in one or more fingers may develop. It may be mild and just affect the tips of the fingers and come and go.
In severe cases a permanent numbness may extend along affected fingers.
This may cause clumsiness and difficulty in doing fine tasks.
For example, it may become difficult to fasten buttons, handle coins, screws, nails, threads, etc.
In many people the severity of nerve symptoms is somewhere in between these two extremes. Sometimes one finger
is badly affected with other fingers only mildly affected.
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| Making a claim |
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At HelpMeClaim we understand
the trauma and strain that Vibration White Finger can cause - not only physically and psychologically but also financially.
Therefore it is our aim to minimise any further stress and worry for you by ensuring that you receive the
compensation that is rightly yours as swiftly and efficiently as possible.
Simply call us on freephone 0800 783 9535. |
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