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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There's gotta be some partial decrease in circulation, though, given that my fingers on the numb hand are usually colder than my non-numb hand when this sometimes happens to me.

[โ€“] TommySalami 6 points 5 months ago

Maybe a bit, but there would have to be a ton of pressure. Consider the fact we have to use a tourniquet to cut blood flow typically, and those hurt like hell.