How to cope with heat sensitivity.
Excerpt
The most important thing to know about summer heat is that it won’t make your MS worse. But it can make your symptoms feel worse. That’s because, according to research, raising your body temperature by even as little as half a degree can affect how your nerve impulses operate.
“Demyelinated nerves are already not doing a normal job of conducting electricity, and heat impedes electrical transmission even more,” says Barbara Giesser, MD, a professor of neurology at UCLA.
This can create what’s known as pseudoexacerbation—a temporary, reversible worsening of physical and cognitive MS symptoms that is caused by a known precipitant, such as heat or an infection. “You feel crummy, but it’s important to know that you’re not going to have any more nerve damage,” Dr. Giesser says. So when your body temperature returns to normal, your symptoms should revert to the level they were before you became overheated.
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Excerpt
The most important thing to know about summer heat is that it won’t make your MS worse. But it can make your symptoms feel worse. That’s because, according to research, raising your body temperature by even as little as half a degree can affect how your nerve impulses operate.
“Demyelinated nerves are already not doing a normal job of conducting electricity, and heat impedes electrical transmission even more,” says Barbara Giesser, MD, a professor of neurology at UCLA.
This can create what’s known as pseudoexacerbation—a temporary, reversible worsening of physical and cognitive MS symptoms that is caused by a known precipitant, such as heat or an infection. “You feel crummy, but it’s important to know that you’re not going to have any more nerve damage,” Dr. Giesser says. So when your body temperature returns to normal, your symptoms should revert to the level they were before you became overheated.
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