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Originally posted by SureFire
It is a myth that working on a computer causes carpal tunnel unless all day you are doing repetitive movement (i.e. hitting the refresh button). 90% of carpal tunnel victims gain it in their sleep. Don't believe me, see a doctor or a few. 
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I don't know how many times a week I wake up with my hands tingling (asleep). Talked to my doctor and he said it was early carpel tunnel. Prior to all this computer work, I did accounting for a living (spent hours a day doing 10-key).
He told me instead of getting those expensive wrist support things they sell for carpel tunnel to go to the local bowling alley pro shop and buy two wrist supports and sleep with them on. I don't do it every night, but when I do it makes a difference.
Other thing he told me to do was to bend my hand backwards at the wrist and hold it there several times a day.