My feet become burning hot at night and I can't sleep until they cool down. This means I'm losing out on hours of valuable sleep. I've tried lying there with a fan blowing on them, spraying them with cold water, draping them with a wet towel and the fan blowing on them, walking on cold tiles or the hardwood floor, or elevating them. Still they will not cool down for about 3 hours or so. I'm so tired, I can't start getting up too much or my adrenaline will start going and there's no way I will sleep at all. I'm in my late 30's, I rarely if ever wear high heels, I mainly wear runners. My feet are not painful---just very burning hot and uncomfortable.
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Although it really would be beyond any reasonable expectation that one could offer you a diagnosis and subsequent treatment recommendations without far more knowledge of and examination of your condition, the first place to start would likely be to determine whether the feet are actually hot or if you simply perceive them to be so. If it is perception rather than physical reality, one would have to consider a neurologic disorder, and the fact that it happens at night might be an indication that body position might be a factor. If they are actually hot, then that might indicate a circulation mediated disorder. But none of that will be settled here. I would recommend that you first see an internist to direct you to the correct specialty.
I have found some insoles to leave my feet feeling hot even in mesh shoes - buy a new insole or swap them from another pair of shoes to see if it is the culprit. In my case i have used Liquid massaging Gel insoles.
Here are some of my tips. Try them and see if they cool your burning feet.
* After walking, immediately change out of your shoes and socks, allowing the shoes to dry.
* Soak your feet in cool water - do not use ice.
* Pain relievers such as aspirin or acetaminophen
* Try changes in your shoes, socks, and insoles
* Rotate your shoes and socks, both between walking sessions and during the day.
* See your doctor for a checkup and mention the problem as well as any tingling, numbness, etc. in hands or other areas.
This may or may not apply to the original questioner, but if small doses of aspirin dramatically help YOUR burning sensations, consider the possible diagnosis of erythermalgia and see your doctor.
I have intense stinging and burning in one of my heels, it is very painful and stops me in my tracks. It happens anytime of the day or night and has a duration of about 20 to 30 seconds and then goes away until the next time. The frequency of the stinging is increasing through out the day and night. I haven't had any injuries and do not have any known medical conditions except Raynaulds in my fingers. Please help!!!
I have intense stinging and burning in one of my heels, it is very painful and stops me in my tracks. It happens anytime of the day or night and has a duration of about 20 to 30 seconds and then goes away until the next time. The frequency of the stinging is increasing through out the day and night. I haven't had any injuries and do not have any known medical conditions except Raynaulds in my fingers. Please help!!!
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Burning which repeatedly presents for only 20 or 30 seconds in a well-delineated area would be at least suggestive of a transient pressure on a sensory nerve which serves the area. But there are many potential causes of burning sensations in the feet, which range from physical nerve involvement, to circulatory disorders, to metabolic conditions, to certain vitamin deficiencies, to other diseases and conditions, and these vary so greatly so as to often require a tedious medical investigation far beyond the scope of a forum such as this. If an initial visit to a good podiatrist does not produce reasonable answers, I would recommend that you see a good internist who might then direct you to the particular specialty which seems most appropriate.
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