Tag and recapture studies have reported blue catfish swimming distances of several hundred miles or more to their recapture site; but these âgee whizâ reports, although authentic, do not necessarily reflect the norm.
Alcohol abuse is another cause of peripheral neuropathy. A number of conditions are associated with numbness, burning, pain, or tingling of the fingers and hand, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Raynaud's disease, and vascular diseases. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 1/19/2017.
Certain medications, such as cancer treatment drugs, are known to cause numbness and tingling in the hands. Some of these cause temporary numbness that goes away after completion of the chemotherapy treatment. Others may cause permanent numbness.