It’s that time of year again… summer! If you are someone who is affected badly by heat, you are probably dreading how to survive this summer.
50-80% of people with MS find that their MS symptoms become exacerbated when they get too hot. Disruptions to autonomic and endocrine functions can also occur. Temporary changes in symptoms associated with heat are referred to as Uhthoff’s phenomenon. This happens because increased temperatures can prevent nerve fibres from working effectively. Additionally, in some people with MS, sweat function is impaired – and sweating is a natural way that bodies work to cool people down.
If you’re lucky enough to have air conditioning, maintaining a stable environmental temperature is great to prevent overheating and symptom flares.
Ray Finch from Spectrum Care and Professor David Tscharke talk MS and Covid vaccine.