頭痛　冷房病　クーラー病

Headache Air-conditioning disease Air conditioner disease

人間の身体は季節の移り変わりに敏感で、季節の変わり目で、体調を崩す人は多いです。暑い日が続くと、体は汗をかくことによって身体から熱を放出して、体温を下げようとします。そのため、夏場に、冷房が効いた部屋で長時間過ごすと、過剰に身体を冷やしすぎてしまう可能性があるのです。クーラー病は自律神経の乱れにより体温調節がうまくいかなくなることが原因とされています。自律神経は体温を適当に保つための命令を司っていますが、自律神経でうまくコントロールを行うことができる、外気温との室温の温度の差は、およそ5℃程度と言われています。例えば室温25℃の部屋と、気温30℃の外を行ったり来たりしていると、自律神経がうまく作用しなくなり、頭痛がするなどの身体に、不調が出てしまう場合があります。クーラー病の症状は頭痛や倦怠感だけではありません。自律神経が不調になると、頭痛、めまい、不眠、食欲不振、肩こり、疲労感、下痢、女性であれば生理不順など、影響が出てしまうこともあります。今症例では、体が冷たく、三叉神経領域に頭痛があり、頭周囲の筋も硬くなっていました。鍼灸により硬くなった筋をゆるめて、体全体にマッサージとお灸をして、冷えた身体を温めて、自律神経を整えように治療いたしました

The human body is sensitive to seasonal changes, and many people fall ill as the seasons change. During hot weather, the body tries to lower its temperature by releasing heat from the body through sweating. Therefore, during the summer, spending long hours in an air-conditioned room may cause excessive cooling of the body. Cooler-room sickness is believed to be caused by a disturbance in the autonomic nervous system, which prevents the body from regulating its temperature properly. The autonomic nervous system controls the body temperature, and the difference between the room temperature and the outside temperature, which can be well controlled by the autonomic nervous system, is said to be about 5°C. For example, the temperature difference between a room with a temperature of 25°C and a room with a temperature of 25°C is said to be about 5°C. For example, if a person goes back and forth between a room with a room temperature of 25°C and an outside temperature of 30°C, the autonomic nervous system will not function properly, and the person may experience headaches and other physical discomforts. Headaches and fatigue are not the only symptoms of air conditioner sickness. When the autonomic nervous system malfunctions, headaches, dizziness, insomnia, loss of appetite, stiff shoulders, fatigue, diarrhea, and in women, menstrual irregularities may be affected. In the present case, the patient was cold, had a headache in the trigeminal region, and the muscles around the head were stiff. Acupuncture and moxibustion were used to loosen the stiffened muscles, and massage and moxibustion were applied to the entire body to warm the cold body and regulate the autonomic nervous system.