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

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Dr. Joshua Batt answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

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.

Answered 9/12/2013

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Dr. Charles Davant answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Menopause, maybe?: That's the likely answer in a 45 year old. Your doc can check.

Answered 9/12/2013

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