Question 1

what do goosebumps mean if you are not cold?

Accepted Answer

Keratosis Pilaris?: Keratosis pilaris (kp) is an extremely common skin disorder. It usually runs in families and can be associated with eczema. It usually does not require treatment unless it becomes a cosmetic concern.  Treatments never cure only minimize the condition.  Best thing to do is see a dermatologist for evaluation and to discuss potential treatments options if needed.

Question 2

what does it mean when you get goosebumps and a cold chill?

Accepted Answer

Due to: activation of the pilomotor reflex.  Arrector pili muscles cause hairs in follicles to stand up.

Question 3

what does in mean when someone has goosebumps and are hot too?

Accepted Answer

Temperature control: Goosebumps are a response to some type of nerve stimulus. We get them when we are cold as a way to warm our bodies just like shivering. When hot, it can create more surface area to cool. It is also known as piloerection.

Question 4

do all penises have some goosebumps on them, or is it some kind of problem?

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Yes: Ring of tiny bumps around glans corona of penis are so called "yyson's glands" & are normal, more obvious in uncircumcised males & after puberty.

Question 5

what is going on with me? when i wake in the morning i start feeling like i am hot but at the same time i'm fanning myself, i also get goosebumps

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Possible menopause: Menopause occurs in women during their 40s or early 50s, and it signals the end of the fertile phase of a woman's life. There armany signs including: irregular menses, hot flashes and night sweats, atrophy and dryness of vaginal lining, increased stress, breast tenderness, forgetfulness, mood changes, and in certain cases osteoporosis.  You should see your gynecologist for testing.

Question 6

why do we get goose bumps?

Accepted Answer

Hair follicle muscle: Each hair follicle has an attached erector pili muscle. Goose flesh occurs when those muscles contract, pulling the hair vertically and producing a small bump of muscle under the skin. Stimulators are cold and fear.

Question 7

possible causes of goosebumps on the head?

Accepted Answer

Goose bumps: Stimulation of Arrector pili muscles.

Question 8

how long does it take a goose egg to go away?

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A few days: A hematoma, or "goose egg" is a swollen bruise under the skin following an injury. It can occur anywhere on the body but is often noticed on the scalp. If the lesion lasts longer than a couple of weeks, see your doctor to make sure it isn't something more serious.

Question 9

what are goosebumps /& what makes skin move like that?

Accepted Answer

Muscle contraction: Tiny, erector pilaris (?Sp) muscle for each hair follicle contracts making hair 'stand' up. Useful for thick fur covered animals to increase air cushion ; insulation. May have role (for them) before trauma so hair acts as intermediary (/lubricant if you will) to reduce transmission to tissue below. W/humans, not-so-much.

Question 10

what does it mean when a person gets chills and goosebumps when not cold?

Accepted Answer

Flight or Fight: As you've indicated "goose bumps" occur in response to cold as your body's way of generating heat.  But this reaction (piloerection) also occurs in response to strong emotion.  Fear for ex. Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system which causes the smooth muscle at the base of hair follicles to contract resulting in "goose bumps".  Rarely, goose bumps are associated with medical disorders.

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