Frostbite generally occurs after exposure to freezing cold temperatures (20 degrees Fahrenheit). Frostbite is most likely to first begin on the most susceptible areas of the body; ears, nose, cheeks, fingers and toes. Hypothermia occurs when your regular body temperature of 98.6 degrees drops below 95 degrees.
During the stages of frostbite, the skin will first turn red, then blue, and then gray or white. It will feel cold and painful tingling, numbness and burning sensations. If you feel this way, the first thing to do is get out of the cold! Remove any wet clothing and warm yourself up. You will want to slowly warm your body under water slightly warmer than your body’s temperature. If you feel tingling and warming sensations and the skin begins to turn red, then your proper circulation is returning. If this does not occur, seek medical attention immediately.
Prevent hypothermia and frostbite by dressing properly for cold weather. Stay out of cold water as it can easily cause hypothermia.
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December 18th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Hello. I got frostbite on my ears. Well, only my left one actually. It hurts very badly. Water or some other kind of liquid drains down from behind my ear. I have looked at it several times & it seems to get a tad smaller everyday. I got this 2 nights ago. I did not treat it, thinking it will soon go down overnight. My ear hurt & stang, and it was huge. Very huge. I dont know what to do about this. Please send me an email on how I should treat it. Thank you so very much, Amy. (in pain!!)