Thanks for a all the replies.
The numbness has been persistent for a few days, I'm pretty sure it is not from bad circulation.
If I proceed with the doctor, I will most likely get a referral to a neurologist, which will take some time etc.
I want to try to fix the issue myself if possible, and as quickly as possible too:p
I am an otherwise healthy 29 year old male, I exercise etc, so I strongly suspect it is not due some other disease.
I've had pain in my fingers for a while now:/ but I've managed it by taking breaks, optimizing my posture, desk etc.
The pain has been worst in my right hand (due to using a mouse).
I am using an "ergonomic mouse" but I am considering moving to a touchpad instead.
I think maybe my numb fingertip is a result of moving the mouse to my left hand for the last 2 weeks....
I've since moved it back to my right hand, and I've started analyzing my hand+forearm posture when I do use the mouse.
I am slowly learning to do without a mouse completely, but it is still hard to without it 100%, this issue is certainly great motivation though:p
I've switched to the colemak layout with an ergodox.
I'm a developer so this basically means learning to use vim and hotkeys for _everything_, also using the command line a lot more.
Currently I have much less pain in my fingers, but I think I am still non-optimal in terms of finger stress, the combination of learning both a new physical layout and also a logical layout has added stress I think.
I tense my fingers more and I feel like my movements are a lot less "certain"
I'm still quite inefficient with the colemak+ergodox combination (~45wpm and ~85% accuracy), though I've only been using it for a little while.
For those who use a wrist guard at night: do you find it effective?
ionflux: the doctor I spoke to actually said that carpal tunnel symptoms are commonly observed in the middle finger first, but he was not an expert in these kinds of problems.
rowdy: Interesting, I basically hope to be able to do the same.
tricheboars: regarding attacking the problem hard: yes! I want to really work on this to prevent it from progressing.
I think I might take a picture of my desk+chair+posture at work tomorrow, perhaps you guys can spot if I am doing something wrong:P