這或許是你經常雙手冰涼的原因

This Might Be Why Your Hands Are Always Cold

這或許是你經常雙手冰涼的原因

To say my body doesn’t do well in the cold is an understatement. When the temperature drops, my fingers freeze, and often turn deep red, followed by white. On especially exciting days, they’ll look a little blue. “Cold hands, warm heart,” my mom used to tell me.

僅僅說我的身體在嚴寒裏表現不好有點輕描淡寫了。當溫度下降時，我的手指會凍住，並且總是變爲深紅色，然後變白。在個別時候它們還會有一點點藍。“手冷心暖，”我媽媽之前跟我說。

Growing up in sunny Southern California, this rarely happened—mostly just on ski trips or when I’d spend too long in the ocean. But when I moved to New York for college five years ago, my blue hands became a winter mainstay. I’d never lived in a cold climate, so I assumed this happened to everyone in frigid weather.

在晴朗的南加利福尼亞長大，這種情況很少發生，大多數情況只發生在滑雪和待在海里太長時間的時候。但當我五年前去紐約上大學，我藍色的手成爲了冬天的常態。我從未在寒冷的氣候裏待過，所以以爲生活在嚴寒天氣裏的人們都是這樣的。

Turns out I assumed wrong. On a trip to Chicago to visit extended family this past Thanksgiving, I went for a walk and returned to my aunt’s house with my signature blue fingers. “Oh, you must have Raynaud’s,” my aunt said. I must have what?

然而看來我以爲錯了。在剛過去的感恩節去拜訪芝加哥的親戚家時，我去散了散步然後回到了我姑媽的家，手指是藍色的。“噢，你一定患了雷諾綜合症，”我的姑媽說。我一定患了什麼？

The average person can go into chilly weather and get by without gloves, their fingers would just get a bit cold. But someone who has Raynaud’s has a much more extreme reaction. If you touch their hands, you can tell the difference. Even in a moderately cold environment, they have white, ice-cold hands. In addition to getting cold, if you have Raynaud’s, your hands might turn white, then blue, and red when you start warming up again. But not everyone with Raynaud’s exhibits all three colors, or in that exact order. You might also experience these symptoms in other extremities including your ears, nose, lips, and even nipples.

普通人可以生活在寒冷的天氣並且不需要戴手套，他們的手指只會有一點點涼。但患雷諾綜合症的人有更極端的反應。你只要摸他們的手就可以發現差別。即使是在適度的寒冷氣候，他們也會雙手發白，冷如冰塊。如果患雷諾綜合症，除了冷之外，你的雙手或許會變白，然後變藍，當你開始暖和了之後再變紅。但是並不是每個患雷諾綜合症的人都會有這三種顏色或者以這種順序出現。你或許還會在其他部位發現這些症狀，比如你的耳朵，鼻子，嘴脣，甚至乳頭。

譯文屬原創，未經允許，不得轉載。