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  • My fingers got really cold this morning while on my motorbike (so probably some vibration too) and while they have mostly recovered, the tip of my left middle finger is still a bit numb.

    Should I be worried?

    Peak coldness was probably at around 8/815am this morning. I changed to warmer gloves but was out/riding till about 3pm.

    No, eventually your fingers will drop off*, and then you'll die because you can't each chips out of the paper any more.

    *This was supposed to be a joke, but I've checked and digit loss is a possibility with Vibration white finger

    Sounds like VBF: do/have you worked with electric or pneumatic tools?

    I'd get it checked out.

    Allowed use has been reduced drastically in recent years: we only get to spend 20 mins per hour on a pneumatic breaker, total 3 hours a shift; electric breakers are even more restricted.

    On the upside we get to drink more tea/read Nuts & Zoo/watch others work.

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