Cell phone elbow: new ailment for wired age

First it was Nintendo thumb. The newest affliction of the wired age is cell phone elbow.

As computers became more prevalent in our daily lives, doctors saw more instances of carpal tunnel syndrome. Now they're seeing more cases of cubital tunnel syndrome, otherwise known as "cell phone elbow."

Cell phone elbow is caused by prolonged flexing of the elbow during long phone conversations. The ulnar nerve -- the same one responsible for that tingling feeling you get from hitting your funny bone -- is compressed, causing numbness down the forearm and hand.

This is a case for hands-free headsets (pictured).

If it was caused by using a cell phone in a car would it be called “carpool tunnel syndrome?...did I really say that?..sorry.

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