While at a lovely Pre Christmas family gathering last night many family memories were being discussed by all and this topic came up. We were talking about winter cold and the current no power situation in certain areas of the state.When being cold in the old days our mother would always say as you entered the house to get in front of a hot stove or fire place, be careful you may get chilblains? Well everyone had there own answer as to what Chilblains means. I looked it up on the internet and this is what it is.
Chilblains is usually the result of an abnormal reaction of your body to cold. It tends to develop on skin that's exposed to cold and is then warmed too quickly, such as by warming your hands directly in front of a heater or fire. This cooling and rapid heating can cause small blood vessels under your skin to expand more quickly than nearby larger blood vessels can handle, resulting in a "bottleneck" effect and the blood leaking into nearby tissues. Exactly why this occurs in certain people is unknown.
1 comment:
Uncle Bill,
Thanks for the info. on chillblains. Most interesting!
Lisa
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