Hands constantly picking

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Asked for Male, 49 Years

My 73 yr old dad has a picking problem. He has ruined two lazy boy chairs from constantly picking at the arm of the chair and actually picks the fabric apart down to the wood. He doesnt know hes doing it. My mom cant sleep with him at night because his fingers are constantly going like hes picking even in his sleep. He is a vietnam vetetan and i think he was exposed to agent orange but not sure . not even sure if that wouldmatter but tjought i would add it.

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Dr. Amarpreet Singh Riar General Physician 9 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Amarpreet Singh Riar

General Physician 9 yrs exp Delhi

Does he drink ? Could be Parkinson's. Get it checked at nearby physican

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