Question 1

why i have internal shivering?

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Hot, cold or what: If you are hypothermic (low body temperature) or feverish (high body temperature) shivering can result. Drugs can cause shivering as can worry, anxiety, movement disorders and even infections with normal body temperatures.

Question 2

how to control shivering in kids?

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Determine cause firs: The important thing is to determine why the child is shivering. There are many causes from being cold to being a nervous tic.  Consult your pediatrician.

Question 3

why do some songs make me shiver?

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Emotional: Their emotionally exciting for you.

Question 4

why do we shiver when we are cold?

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Generate heat: Shivering causes intense muscle activity, generating heat and warming the body.

Question 5

why do i have shivers then a fever?

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Chilling: The material which causes the body's thermostat to reset higher causes chilling and shivering.  This muscular activity helps to generate heat and raise your temperature.  Chills usually precede the rise in temperature, sweats are a way of losing heat.

Question 6

what does it mean if my baby is shivering?

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Depends: During the first weeks of life, baby's nervous system is immature.  Babies can shiver or shake related to that immaturity.  In an older baby, shivering often precedes fever, or happens when temperature is rising quickly.

Question 7

why do i sometimes shiver when it's not cold?

Accepted Answer

Emotions: You may wish to make note of the circumstances that prompt shivering, it may be due to emotional stimuli.

Question 8

i just bit something metal and got a shiver, how come?

Accepted Answer

Affected you: Metals often conduct electricity and our body does too... You ay have hit a frequency that generated the shiver. You may also have responded because your body knows it wasn't good for you and the shiver gets your attention and you stop.

Question 9

what are causes of spells of short shivering when not cold?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Possibly normal variation, stress, anxiety

Question 10

why do i violently shiver when cold? what can i do to avoid this?

Accepted Answer

Thermogenesis: The body' reflex reactions increase body heat production (by up to 500%) to keep internal core temperature normal. It produces heat by shivering ( involuntary muscle contractions). Increase insulation by layering clothing & wearing wind breaking material & eat adequately prior to cold exposure.

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