Frostbite is more than just feeling cold when you are outdoors during the winter. It is a condition that will cause more problems than a pair of gloves can correct.
The University of Utah Hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mayo Clinic and other medical centers warn that frostbite can affect any area of the body, but hands, feet, nose, ears, and any other extremities that have been exposed to cold temperatures are at a greater risk for the injury. After a long period of time in the cold, tissue in the body can start to freeze, causing frostbite.
Chances are, you have experienced the first stage of the condition, referred to as frostnip: numbness in your fingers, for example, and/or tingling and pain and redness where the exposure took place. If you have ever had the pain and tingling feeling after the numbness goes away, you also have experienced the first stage…