Travis Barker undergoes surgery for nerve problem

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker said Wednesday that he had undergone surgery to treat numbness in his arm, hand and fingers after a nerve test showed he needed a cubital tunnel release.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker said Wednesday that he had undergone surgery to treat numbness in his arm, hand and fingers after a nerve test showed he needed a cubital tunnel release.

Barker said in an Instagram Story on Oct. 7 that the numbness had continued since he performed at a show the previous month.

“I had surgery yesterday. My arm, hand and fingers have been numb since a show I played last month. I did a nerve test Monday after my show and turns out I needed a cubital tunnel release to fix the nerve,” he wrote.

“I wanted to get ahead of it and get it over with so that I can keep playing the way I play for a long long time. Should be good in a few weeks,” he added.

Barker also shared a photo from his hospital bed showing his wife, Kourtney Kardashian, beside him.

“Not sure why my wife looks so happy about this,” he joked.

Barker had previously undergone surgery in 2023 after injuring his ring finger while playing drums. At the time, he wrote on X: “I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday and I smashed my finger so hard I dislocated it and tore the ligaments.”

He later said he had undergone surgery to repair the ligament.

Cubital tunnel release is a procedure used to treat cubital tunnel syndrome, which involves compression or irritation of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. The condition can cause numbness or tingling in the hand and fingers.