Why cheeks burn and what to do to stop

Why do cheeks burn

Usually face blushes due to a sudden increase in blood flow. For example, when you are angry, ashamed of something, or worried. In addition, the phenomenon may be associated with certain diseases.

Due to strong emotions

When we face with strong irritant, the body is instantly mobilized due to hormones that enter the bloodstream. They act on the walls of blood vessels and can expand or narrow them. Therefore, depending on the situation and character traits, we can become white as a sheet or flare up. This is especially true for people with thin skin and closely spaced blood vessels.

Due to heavy workload

During sports, the heart begins to work faster, the pressure rises, and the blood vessels expanding. Therefore, the face turns red and remains so until the heartbeat slows down. But you can immediately see who came to the gym to be photographed, and who - study.

Due to heat or cold

When we are hot, vessels expanding, blood rushes to the skin so that the sweat glands more actively remove excess heat. Therefore, in the heat we blush.

Cheeks burn in the cold for a different reason. Blood flows out away from the skin to keep warm, but because of this, the face, hands and other exposed parts may frostbite. Therefore, the vessels in them either expand or constrict so that the liquid does not freeze.

In 5% of people There is a real allergic reaction to the cold, so that their skin not only turns red, but also itches.

Because of the fever

With an increase in body temperature during illness, the vessels also expanding. A feverish blush appears. On this basis, an increase is often noticed temperature in children.

Due to spicy or hot food

When we eat something really spicy, because of irritating chemicals like capsaicin, our blood surging to lips, cheeks and ears. Hot food acts on the vessels because of its temperature. Fortunately, this effect wears off quickly.

Due to alcohol and certain drugs

Certain drugs, such as those that lower blood pressure or cholesterol, and chemotherapy expand vessels. This is one of their side effects.

Alcohol is strong at first expands vessels (up to rupture of capillaries), and then narrows. Therefore, after the first glass or glass, the cheeks may burn.

Due to such “swings” and the toxic effect of alcohol, the walls become inflamed and can no longer contract as needed. Therefore, people who have been drinking for a long time always have a blue nose and red cheeks.

due to menopause

The body understands whether it is hot or cold thanks to the hypothalamus - a part of the brain, which, among other things, answers for thermoregulation. It responds to changing chemicals in the blood.

Estrogen stabilize the thermoregulatory center. But after 40-50 years, the production of sex hormones in a woman decreases, and therefore our internal thermostat begins to fail. Because of this, hot flashes appear: the woman feels hot, her face turns red.

due to rosacea

Periodic redness with a feeling of heat and tingling May be early sign rosacea. This chronic condition is most common in fair-skinned women. As it develops, the redness will stop going away, bright pink rashes may appear, resembling acne, but without a white head. This disease cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be controlled.

Due to carcinoid syndrome

Carcinoid syndrome are symptoms that appear due to some tumors. They are called carcinoids and develop from special cells in the large intestine, appendix, rectum, lungs, stomach, pancreas, and thyroid glands. These tumors can release different chemicals that will cause specific symptoms. The most frequent of them:

• redness of the face;
• skin lesions in the form of spider veins, pale or purple areas, scars;
• diarrhea;
• difficulty breathing;
• malfunctions of the heart.

Why Cheeks Don't Burn

Due to the fact that you are remembered or intrigues are weaved behind your back. These are really quotes from sites that are issued in the search. But this is not serious. As well as pimple on the nose does not mean that someone has fallen in love with you.

What to do if cheeks are burning

To make your cheeks turn red less often, you need try do not overheat and be able to quickly restore peace of mind. For example, if you start to boil, you can try breathing exercises. Before an important event, you can apply makeup that will hide excessive blush - a base with a green tint and a camouflage tone. Also avoid alcohol, caffeinated drinks, or hot spicy foods.

If the heat of the face bothers you a lot or, as you think, may be associated with a disease, you should consult a therapist. He will guide you where to go next. In addition to treating the underlying condition, you may be prescribed medications for redness, botulinum toxin injections, and even surgery to reduce the increased activity of the nervous system.