Raynaud's Disease Support Group
Raynaud's disease is a condition that affects blood flow to the extremities which include the fingers, toes, nose and ears when exposed to temperature changes or stress. When exposed to cold temperatures, the oxygen supply to the fingertips, toes, and earlobes are reduced and the skin color turn pale or white and become cold and numb. When the oxygen supply is depleted,...
quite by accident (or should I say out of curiosity and need) I discovered that wearing nitrile (not latex) medical exam gloves under my mittens, my fingers stay warm and I can avoid a Raynaud's episode.
The gloves I have are made by Medline and I have them in size medium. The drug store sells a couple different brands of nitrile medical gloves, but they all were in one-size-fits-all sizing, which doesn't work too well. I needed a closer fit. But I happened to have some left over from a previous hospital visit for a different condition...and they are size medium. I used up the left over gloves and just recently ordered a new box through Medline website. When I wear the nitrile gloves under my mittens, my fingers do not get cold!! Sometimes the nitrile gloves alone work well enough. Also, I can still use the touch screen on my cell phone while wearing the nitrile gloves. Ever since I made this discovery, I wear them every time I go to the grocery store, which has previously always been a very painful experience. Hope this helps someone else
The gloves I have are made by Medline and I have them in size medium. The drug store sells a couple different brands of nitrile medical gloves, but they all were in one-size-fits-all sizing, which doesn't work too well. I needed a closer fit. But I happened to have some left over from a previous hospital visit for a different condition...and they are size medium. I used up the left over gloves and just recently ordered a new box through Medline website. When I wear the nitrile gloves under my mittens, my fingers do not get cold!! Sometimes the nitrile gloves alone work well enough. Also, I can still use the touch screen on my cell phone while wearing the nitrile gloves. Ever since I made this discovery, I wear them every time I go to the grocery store, which has previously always been a very painful experience. Hope this helps someone else
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Try a Medical Supply Store. They usually carry all of that sort of thing.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I use latex surgical hand gloves for my medical examinations and practices. I feel comfortable even when using double gloves. It did not cause any problems like skin rashes or irritation.
nessayessa
I'm so glad I found this forum, I thought I was the only one who was tortured at grocery stores! I work in a lab and have found that wearing nitrile gloves over glove liners is uh-may-zing. Keeps my fingers toasty. I'm finally getting more glove/ glove liners so that I can have them in the car, at work, in the purse etc so I'm never without!
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