If I don't wear a splint on that hand then yes. I also wake up sometimes with numbness in the hands when I haven't even slept on it... at first it was terrifying but now it's quite normal. I have to get another splint for both arms or even for my car incase I sleep over I suppose.

Yes you will wake up with your hands numb,mine would go to sleep and wake me up hurting and i would have to hold my hand over the bed to get the feeling back.

For me when it was bad i couldnt sleep for it.. That is how it started though give yourself maybe 6 months and youll be wishing it was just when you woke up.. I could never find the right place to lay my arms ever..striaght up over the head usually and sleepin pills. I so wish you would go ahead and get the steroid shot to your palm now.. You will save yourself so many problems sure to come. I couldnt even drive the car. the sittin up right position i guess. But My hands were so tingley numb and crazy feelin that i steered with just my palm part of my hand while shakin out my fingers. I wish you the best get help now..

I used too and the pain and numbness was so bad not only would it wake me up several times a night but it became unbearable. I couldn't paint I couldn't do many things. The splints eliminated that problem for me and I wear a splint on my ankle too because I have tarsal tunnel in that ankle/foot. Now it's much better. I'm a very active person and I really don't like chronic pain. So I take my herbs and Emu Oil to help with the cts and tarsal tunnel too.

Yes and it feels like swelling but there is none.