Winter weather is cold, our hands and feet are easy to grow chilblain, and our ears also grow chilblain, some even lead to ear necrosis, why ears also grow chilblain? What should we do with ear chilblain? Here we teach you how to care for ear chilblain.

Why do ears get chilblains?

The raw chilblain is usually in winter, but there is no life chilblain in summer, so the raw chilblain has a certain relationship with the cold weather. Because the winter weather is cold, and the skin of human hands and ears is relatively delicate, once exposed to the cold air for a long time, it will be damaged by the cold air, so there will be chilblain. In winter, we should take active measures to keep warm and wear masks. Gloves, earmuffs, etc.

Cold is the main cause of chilblain. The ear is prone to chilblain due to the following factors:

1. The auricle is exposed to the outside world, and there are more chances of being frozen.

2. The auricle has thin cuticle, less subcutaneous fat, poor local blood circulation and is not easy to keep warm.

What about long chilblains in the ears?

1. At the beginning of chilblain, blow and rub it every night with a hairdryer, and it will disappear in a few days.

2. Place one hawthorn on the stove to cook and soften, rub it into a muddy smear after a little cold, and then put the affected limbs on the top of the stove to bake, rub the affected skin gently while smearing, until the Hawthorn mud becomes dry, wash out the Hawthorn mud, and treat it 3-5 times a day.

3. At the beginning of chilblain, apply it with hot vinegar. After the vinegar is dried, apply it several times a day. It is effective.

4. Bone-setting water has a special effect on chilblain, rubbing 3-4 times a day.

5. After washing the cabbage and eggplant roots in equal quantity, fry the soup and wash the affected area while it is hot, once a day in the morning and once in the evening.

6. If frostbite does not break, use liquor to mix Yunnan Baiyao powder into paste for external application, and pay attention to heat preservation. If the chilblain has burst, wash the affected area, sprinkle Yunnan Baiyao powder directly on the wound, and dress it with sterile gauze, which can be cured in a few days.

How to Prevent Long Frostbite in Ears

1. Wear cotton or wool earmuffs for protection

The way to prevent and cure ear chilblain is to wear cotton or wool earmuffs for those who are afraid of cold and have poor peripheral blood circulation. If you have frostbite, no matter how serious it is, you must not immediately return to the hot room or local hot towel or hot water bag to warm up. It is advisable to massage your ears gently with your palms, but do not rub the heat vigorously.

This slowly promotes the recovery of local blood circulation, dilates blood vessels, and slowly restores consciousness to frozen cells. The temperature will naturally gradually return to normal, so as to prevent auricle necrosis and exfoliation.

2. Strengthen warmth preservation and physical fitness

It is very important to improve the ability of self-protection against cold to prevent the occurrence of chilblain. Keeping dry and applying grease to the cold-prone areas can also protect local skin. In addition, winter can eat more mutton, chocolate and other calorie-rich food, eat chili and other sweating, can promote blood circulation at the extremities.