strange problem my arm won’t stop shaking when using electric toothbrush.

i just bought an electric toothbrush yesterday and was just using it to brush my teeth.

as soon as i started to brush my arm started shaking and wouldn’t stop no matter what i did to try to stop it (i even used my other hand to try and hold my arm but it didn’t help at all).

i couldn’t even use the toothbrush properly as my arm just wouldn’t stop shaking.

i know it sounds pretty funny etc and believe me it does but it was pretty unsettling to be honest.

i have also noticed it happening when using my manual toothbrush but not as bad. at all other times my arm is fine as far as can tell with no shaking.

could it be the beginnings of something like parkinsons or similar or am i just being an idiot?

sorry for starting a thread about this but i know there are medical people who frequent here.

thanks in advance.

ps i have recently got back into watching twin peaks but as far as i know my arm hasn’t started to bend back yet 😉 apologies bad twin peaks joke.

Are you really good looking?
I’m so hot I sometimes catch my own reflection while in the shower and my arm can’t stop shaking too. 😉

sorry. but you started it.

See your GP

and good luck.

😀

I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about op but having a neurological problem myself I would be inclined to go see a gp to set my mind at ease.

Since you’re already panicking a bit about it being a serious neurological condition it would be best to see your GP so that these can be ruled out.

Trapped nerve.

I had similar when I had a nerve getting trapped somewhere. (Clonus/Hyper-reflexes).

As others say almost certainly nothing serious but your doc will be able to to a few simple manipulations to work out what’s happening. (My bet is you won’t even require treatment – I’ve been able to induce clonus in my legs since I was 4, most likely there’s nothing medical wrong and you’ve just found a new party trick, but only your doc can tell you that for sure.)

Toothbrush related shaking is an early sign of cat aids, of course.

i just bought an electric toothbrush yesterday and was just using it to brush my teeth.

What else were you planning on using it for?! 😉

Toothbrush related shaking is an early sign of cat aids, of course.

The bad kind?

The bad kind?

The worst kind. The one where you have cat aids *and* your arm shakes a bit.

thanks everyone for the replies 😀 i will make a doctor appointment for sure about it.

What else were you planning on using it for?!

Wonder if electric toothbrush would be good for cleaning the bike 🧐

Are you holding the right end?

as soon as i started to brush my arm started shaking and wouldn’t stop no matter what i did to try to stop it (i even used my other hand to try and hold my arm but it didn’t help at all).

Draw the curtains, get the tissues out….

Were you trying to operate anything else at the time?

Are you holding the right end?

Some of the patients I see I do wonder.

Resonance –

Its the reason why its illegal to use electrical toothbrushes on suspension bridges.

How are you with other battery powered plastic items that buzz?