Does your skin get sensitive when you have a fever?

Asked by longgone (19715

) April 15th, 2015

Is that sensation common? Does your skin get sensitive as your temperature rises, too? Why do you think that is?

I have a bit of a fever, but hadn’t figured out how to use my fancy in-ear-thermometer until just now. I knew I had a fever because of that tingling skin sensation which always seems to accompany it, for me.

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I always get that with a fever, every single time. I don’t know what causes it but I find that cooling myself down with a lukewarm shower helps. It’s unpleasant to do but does make me feel much better afterwards.

downtide (23815

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My whole body seems pretty sensitive when I have a fever.

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I have the same. Actually my skin will often tell me I’ll get sick before any other symptoms pop up.

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Right before I’m about to come down with something, my skin gets really tingly and sensitive.

And if I have a really bad fever, I also have mild hydrophobia (for lack of a better word). Just the sound of running water will make my skin crawl.
No, I don’t think it’s from rabies. :P

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