Doctor Khomyakov told to what temperature you need to wear a hat

Doctor of Medical Sciences, therapist Sergey Khomyakov told aif.ruwhether it is necessary to wear a hat in positive temperatures, when the cold has just receded.

According to Khomyakov, the average Russian from the middle zone can do without a hat at temperatures from zero to plus five degrees.

“However, with strong winds, this air temperature can cause hypothermia. In such cases, you should wear a hat,” the doctor warned.

For children, the recommended temperature at which you can not wear a hat varies from plus 10 to plus 15 degrees, since a fragile body is more sensitive to hypothermia.

A hat must be worn in cold weather, as it protects against local hypothermia. If a person freezes, then his local immune properties of the mucous membranes can weaken, which increases vulnerability to infectious lesions.

“Local hypothermia can also result in neuritis, frostbite of the ears, sinusitis and otitis media. Since only a thin layer of subcutaneous fat protects the head, the vessels of the brain are easily constricted under the influence of cold. Local hypothermia can provoke jumps in blood pressure and in some cases lead, for example, to a stroke, ”the doctor said.

In addition, the therapist Khomyakov noted that such protection as a hood and a headband can replace a hat only in cases where the weather is dry, warm and calm, as they do not completely cover the head and ears.