I feel cold and my hair stands on end

Everyone has experienced the phenomenon of suddenly feeling cold all over in their lives. Generally speaking, if the human body is invaded by wind and cold, it is very easy to feel cold, and some people will even have symptoms of hair standing on end. If you experience chills and hair standing on end, you should first feel whether you have other symptoms and then seek treatment. So, what exactly is going on when you feel chills and your hair stands on end?

This condition may be related to a cold, chills and fever, or inflammatory infection in a certain part of the body.

A cold caused by wind and cold is a common cold that occurs more frequently in autumn and winter. The symptoms include body aches, runny nose, and cough with phlegm. Both Western medicine and Chinese medicine can be used for treatment, and diet therapy can also be used. Preventive measures include keeping warm, strengthening physical exercise and improving immunity.

Wind-cold colds are caused by the invasion of wind-cold evil and the failure of lung qi to flow freely. Symptoms may include: severe aversion to cold, mild fever, no sweating, headache and body aches, nasal congestion and clear runny nose, cough and spitting of thin white sputum, no thirst or thirst with preference for hot drinks, and thin white tongue coating. The treatment method should be mainly based on relieving exterior symptoms with pungent and warming properties. Ephedra, Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, Perilla leaves and other antipyretic and cold-relieving drugs are often used. The representative prescriptions are "Congchi Tang" and "Jingfang Baidu San". Chinese patent medicines that can be chosen include Ganmao Qingre Granules, Zheng Chaihu Yin Granules, Ganmao Soft Capsules, Chuanxiong Tea Blend, Tongxuan Lifei Pills, etc. After taking the medicine, you can drink some hot porridge or hot soup and sweat slightly to help the medicine dispel the wind and cold.

Wind-cold colds are caused by the invasion of wind and cold evil and the failure of the lungs to function properly. They are usually caused by fatigue, coupled with wind or cold. Colds usually occur more frequently in autumn and winter.

The key to treating a cold is to induce sweating (called "Xinwen Jiebiao" in traditional Chinese medicine). There are many ways to do this, including sauna, soaking your feet in hot water (preferably with some wine), covering with a thick quilt, drinking ginger and sugar water, drinking ginger porridge, etc.