Why does your funny bone hurt when you hit it

Why does it hurt when you hit your funny bone?

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That is a nerve that is hidden in between your joints in your elbow.

Can you hurt the nerve in your arm if you hit your funny bone too…?

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What sensations do you feel when you hit your funny bone??

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: I feel all tingly and it feels really cool. Answer: Hitting the inside of your elbow (on your funny bone) will produce a tingling or prickly kind of dull pain running down to your fingers. The bump at that end of your elbow is the end of …

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Why does it hurt when you hit your funny bone?

Q: I hit my funny bone on the back of a chair and it hurt reallyy bad and then my arm felt like it was on fire. i could feel heat traveling from my elbow up to my hand. it was really hot? why does this happen?

A: That is a nerve that is hidden in between your joints in your elbow.

why does your”” FUNNY BONE”” HURT so much if you hit it?

Q: Today I hit a funny bone, betwwen the elbow cap and the one going to the top of my arm, and I almost passed out and it still hurts, but its a different hurt than if I hit somewhere else. Why is that?

A: Since ‘Humerus’ is the homonym of ‘humorous’, it is sometimes referred to in popular culture as ‘the funny bone’. However, the funny bone is actually not a bone, but refers to the ulnar nerve situated at the end of the humerus (the bone in your arm between the shoulder and the elbow) near the elbow. Accidentally hitting the funny bone can cause a tingling sensation (or ‘funny’ feeling), and possibly a significant amount of pain. Humerus is a Latin word meaning ‘upper arm’.

Why does it hurt so bad when you hit your funny bone and Why is it called a funny bone?

Q: …when there is absolutely nothing funny about it when you hit it?

A: The “funny bone” got its nickname because of that funny feeling you get after you hit it. But your funny bone isn’t actually a bone at all. Running down the inside part of your elbow is a nerve called the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve controls feeling in your fourth and fifth fingers. It’s also one of the nerves that controls the movement of your wrist. You get that funny feeling when the ulnar nerve is bumped against the humerus (say: hyoo-muh-rus), the long bone that starts at your elbow and goes up to your shoulder. Tapping your funny bone doesn’t do any damage to your elbow, arm, or ulnar nerve. But it sure feels strange!