Do you think i have frostebite?!
Question: Do you think i have frostebite.?
Ok well i was walking home from school today and i didn't have a touque or a hood and my hair was in a pony tail so my ears wern't covered. I was only outside for like 15mins. But my ears were really cold. It's been 7 hours and my ears are still red and they burn. It's just the top of my ears that hurt. There swollen and feel like there still warming up but it's been 7hrs! My ears frickin hurt! Is it frostbite.? BTW it was -40ish.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Hey Shanna,"-40, yeah right.?" Who do you think you are, a weather guru. Just so happens Montana was -50 today. So dont go doubting people without asking where they are first...
on to the question...
-40 is extreme, it would take less than 10 minutes for frosbite to set in. Relax, your probably not going to lose your ears. NEVER wash them with anything more than a lukewarm water, NEVER! You can cause more damage with hot water ( I will skip the details).
Are any parts of your skin gray or yellow.? Are the cracked and swollen.? Are they itchy or numb.? If you said yes to these then go read this NOW...(i.e. hit the emergency room). www.healthscout.com/ency/68/453/main.htm...Health Question & Answer
on to the question...
-40 is extreme, it would take less than 10 minutes for frosbite to set in. Relax, your probably not going to lose your ears. NEVER wash them with anything more than a lukewarm water, NEVER! You can cause more damage with hot water ( I will skip the details).
Are any parts of your skin gray or yellow.? Are the cracked and swollen.? Are they itchy or numb.? If you said yes to these then go read this NOW...(i.e. hit the emergency room). www.healthscout.com/ency/68/453/main.htm...Health Question & Answer
NEGATIVE 40.? Yeah right :)Health Question & Answer
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