Sunday, January 16, 2011

Cold air strikes on how health care

As the saying goes "a rain storm and cold," and brings strong cold air strikes in the face of sudden cold, we want to how to improve health care?, although Spring Autumn Frost, but we should pay attention to prevent hypothermia causes of disease, in addition, we need to pay attention to proper warm.

First, four common required precautions in autumn and winter

Fall/winter season is the flu, asthma, rhinitis, bronchitis calamity, especially the repeated changes of weather and sudden rise, cooling, etc. can cause large outbreaks of these diseases.

In this, draw attention to prevention.

1. the flu: a typical flu is rendered as a weakness, headache, dizziness, body ache; often a sore throat, nasal congestion, tears, etc.

The elderly, infants and young children, who suffer from heart and lung disease, influenza can develop pneumonia.

2. rhinitis: patients appear blocked nose, tears streaming water, throat irritation, biyang, coughing and other symptoms.

Including acute rhinitis, allergic rhinitis vasomotor rhinitis, influenced by weather.

3. asthma: cold season easy cold and cause respiratory tract infections, the weather suddenly changed, trigger asthma attacks.

This inflammation can cause recurrent wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing and other symptoms.

4. bronchitis: when the temperature dips, respiratory small vascular spasm ischemia, defense capabilities, may decline.

Chronic cough, cough and phlegm or accompanied by wheezing, some patients may develop into obstructive pulmonary emphysema, chronic pulmonary heart.

Second, the "autumn Frost" not everyone.

"Frost in spring and autumn" is a popular health proverb, climatological point of view, there are certain scientific sense.

But people fall for the "frozen" understanding, should not be limited to "not busy tianyi", but also strengthen the cold acclimation, often with cold water to wash the face wash nose. In addition, the "autumn Frost" not everyone is suited to has a "degree".

Third, these parts should not be "frozen"

1. the abdomen: suffering from gastrointestinal disease, special attention should be paid to warm, upper abdomen in case of stomachache or exacerbation of the building is thrown.

Lower abdomen hurt big take on women, it is best not to wear winter bellied clothes.

2. the thigh: feet are in different parts of the body away from the heart of the most remote areas, so people often say "feet cold, cold body".

Whole body if cold, disease pathogen can take advantage.

3. head: fall/winter season not morning shampoo, vulnerable to cold.

4. the knee: in cold, wet weather with skirt, the legs will be cold there hair of attacks and cold numbness, pain discomfort symptoms, especially at the knee, with the passage of time, can cause chronic rheumatoid arthritis.

5. neck: easy to cause a pulmonary symptoms of colds; cause neck vasoconstriction, blood supply to the brain.

(Edit: Justin Lin, internships)

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