Feb 25, 2022 08:29 PM
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https://theconversation.com/polar-penis-...rts-177654
EXCERPTS: The Winter Olympics has concluded [...but... ] spare a thought for Finnish cross-country skier Remi Lindholm who revealed after competing in the 50km skiing event that his penis had frozen during the competition.
[...] The penis, like all other tissues in the body, relies on a blood supply and, contrary to popular belief, it is not a muscle. [...] The portion of the penis that is located external to the body continues deep under the skin towards the rectum, where it originates. The external part is most susceptible to damage from the cold.
The penis responds to temperature using nerves that function automatically [...] Even though the penis shrinks and drastically reduces its blood flow, it is still susceptible to cold temperatures. The penis has nerve endings that detect hot and cold temperatures and are responsible for expressing pain when the temperatures become uncomfortable.
Typically, temperatures above 45℃ and below 15℃ are felt as painful by these nerves. When temperatures rise above 50℃ and below 0℃, tissue damage occurs, the length and extremity of temperature is linked to the likelihood of lasting damage.
The recommended treatment for frostbite of extremities is to warm them for about 30 minutes at a temperature very close to body temperature. Lindholm described the pain from this process as unbearable. The reason the treatment is so painful is because the nerve fibres in the tissues become hypersensitive in order to protect the tissues from further damage, the same way sunburn is painful after the injury.
As the tissues warm, the blood rushes back into the tiny blood vessels causing inflammation and blood clots, which is painful. Alongside this, the normal temperature feels hotter and more painful than it should because the temperature receptors are in a heightened state... (MORE - missing details)
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EXCERPTS: The Winter Olympics has concluded [...but... ] spare a thought for Finnish cross-country skier Remi Lindholm who revealed after competing in the 50km skiing event that his penis had frozen during the competition.
[...] The penis, like all other tissues in the body, relies on a blood supply and, contrary to popular belief, it is not a muscle. [...] The portion of the penis that is located external to the body continues deep under the skin towards the rectum, where it originates. The external part is most susceptible to damage from the cold.
The penis responds to temperature using nerves that function automatically [...] Even though the penis shrinks and drastically reduces its blood flow, it is still susceptible to cold temperatures. The penis has nerve endings that detect hot and cold temperatures and are responsible for expressing pain when the temperatures become uncomfortable.
Typically, temperatures above 45℃ and below 15℃ are felt as painful by these nerves. When temperatures rise above 50℃ and below 0℃, tissue damage occurs, the length and extremity of temperature is linked to the likelihood of lasting damage.
The recommended treatment for frostbite of extremities is to warm them for about 30 minutes at a temperature very close to body temperature. Lindholm described the pain from this process as unbearable. The reason the treatment is so painful is because the nerve fibres in the tissues become hypersensitive in order to protect the tissues from further damage, the same way sunburn is painful after the injury.
As the tissues warm, the blood rushes back into the tiny blood vessels causing inflammation and blood clots, which is painful. Alongside this, the normal temperature feels hotter and more painful than it should because the temperature receptors are in a heightened state... (MORE - missing details)
RELATED (2016): Antarctic explorer reveals he's in agony with 'Polar Penis'