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Buttocks irritation from seating

Skin Health | Last Active: Nov 15, 2020 | Replies (26)
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@colleenyoung

Welcome back to Connect, @bluecinnamon. I appreciate you're returning to give the community an update on how you're managing your disabling heat-skin, rash-itch problem. You'll notice that Connect has changed a bit since you were last here. I hope you'll take a look around and read some of the other discussions and join in.

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bluecinnamon | @bluecinnamon | Jul 5, 2017

Thanks, Colleen.
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Further updates, 'fyi': I discovered that the _small fan blowing towards the head of the bed all night_* is sufficient to keep me cool at night year-round. I of course still use the chilled mattress pad in warm weather, too. My 5-yr old ThermaZone** unit broke - had a good run! - and I decided not to replace it once I realized that the moving air was all I needed.

My self-help systems/tools have varied over the years - for instance, I no longer use the Chillows (although they were great for use around the house, kept chilled in the fridge) - I replaced these with the 6" x 12" Cryomax freezer gel mats.
Also, because I have prevented _heat-itch-scratch_ cycles in the last five-to-six yrs (for the most part), I'm usually able to tolerate somewhat higher temps as long as I have sufficient ice packs and fans around, and the humidity levels are reasonable.

Information from a few Internet articles has led me to believe that the incidence of _symptomatic dermaticgraphsim_ (also known as _dermagraphism_) in the general population is about 1:40,000, btw.

* See my Set. 3, 2016 update/post above.
**See my Jan. 11, 2014 update/post above.

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