Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 HI there This heat rash is incredibly common in the first week or two, my daughter had it and it is very easy to solve. You need to keep her really really cool! The helmet is insulating, and so is like us wearing a woolly hat (or two) indoors. So you need to turn down the central heating a notch or two (so you are cool), take off a couple of layers (no socks, no vest, cooler cotton clothes- basically you look like a bad mum when you dress them!) and take the helmet off every couple of hours for an airing and wipe her little head down. Prevention is better than cure as once it has developed, you do usually have to allow a few hours out of the helmet. I personally never used anything except pure alcohol once a day at the start of the hour off to clean the helmet, drying it really well. But go with the advice of the orthotist as different brands can do different things. However, don't be tempted to over clean. Any product you use will stay in the band and be in contact 23 hours a day, which can cause irritation. So just stick with the bare minimum they suggest. Also, prevention is better than cure, so try not to let her get overheated in the first place. If you see her put a hand to the helmet to itch once, whip it off and let her cool down for 10 min. Better that than hours or days out of the band. The good news is it usually resolves itself within a couple of weeks as they adjust to the new temperature. I got an email from someone who had exactly the same problem last week yesterday, and they are fine now and her little boy has adjusted great. Good luck. By all means call the orthotist too. There is also a file called the first week with a helmet here full of this type of advice as these problems are incredibly common, but very easy to solve. Hannah (mum to Lucia, London, UK) Cranio grad > > I would like to thank everyone for their support. I am disappointed > to > > report a roadblock. My daughter was in the helmet all night for > 10 hours. She > > slept through the night nicely, she did fall asleep later and woke > up earlier > > than usually. But just by 1 hour total. Then I took it off this > morning for > > an hour and then back on for 4 hours after that. Then I took it > off because > > I noticed sweat dripping down her face and the helmet kept falling > to her > > eyebrows. I cleaned her head and the helmet and then I noticed > that she has > > developed a rash around the perimeter of the helmet. It is red > and pimply. The > > bottom back of her head right above her neck is also red and rashy > looking. > > So I haven't put it on since. So she has been out of it for > almost 6 hours > > and she is still red and rashy. So I am deciding if I should put > it on > > tonight for bed or if I should just leave it off and call the > technician tomorrow. > > What do you guys think. A friend of mine suggested that I put a > thin layer > > of cloth over her head and then put on the helmet. Will that > affect > > results? I don't want to reapply a helmet if her rash is still > red. I will also > > ask about the gold bound powder. I am so confused and upset that > I am about to > > go to another neurologist for a second opinion. Again thanks for > all the > > help. The helmet issue was hard enough for me to deal with but now > the rashes > > and sweating are making it even worse. Help!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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