2024年10月23日 · Itchy skin that is severe or lasts more than six weeks can affect the quality of your life. This type is called chronic pruritus. It might disturb your sleep or cause anxiety or depression. Prolonged itching and scratching can increase the intensity of the itch, possibly leading to skin injury, infection and scarring.

2024年10月23日 · For temporary relief of itching, try these self-care measures: Avoid items or situations that cause you to itch. Try to identify what's causing your symptoms and avoid it. This might be wool clothing, an overly heated room, too many hot baths or exposure to a cleaning product. Moisturize daily.

2024年2月7日 · Put the shampoo on scalp first and leave it while you shower. Rinse hair last, so the anti inflammatory salicylate has longer contact with skin. Itching is common in autoimmune disorders, allergies and certain blood disorders so that …

2024年9月18日 · Neurodermatitis is a skin condition characterized by chronic itching or scaling. You'll notice raised, rough, itchy areas of skin — typically on the neck, wrists, forearms, legs or groin area.

2024年10月1日 · Hives — also called urticaria (ur-tih-KAR-e-uh) — is a skin reaction that causes itchy welts. Chronic hives are welts that last for more than six weeks and return often over months or years. Often, the cause of chronic hives isn't clear. The welts often start as itchy patches that turn into swollen welts that vary in size.

2024年10月1日 · Some people might relieve itching in the short term by taking a cool shower or bath. Try sprinkling the bath water with baking soda or oatmeal powder (Aveeno, others). Apply an anti-itch cream or lotion.

2024年9月18日 · The itch in or around the anus is often intense and can be embarrassing and uncomfortable. Anal itching, also called pruritus ani (proo-RIE-tus A-nie), has several possible causes. They include infections, hemorrhoids and ongoing diarrhea.

2019年8月16日 · ANSWER: Anal itching is an intense itching inside and around the opening of the anus. It’s potentially embarrassing, but bringing it up with your health care provider is recommended, especially if it has become persistent.

2025年1月1日 · For the past 12 months I’ve developed this chronic itch that started in my scalp but is now my whole body. I have absolutely no rash or dryness anywhere. My neurologist has told me he hasn’t heard of neuropathy causing itching which surprises me.

Chronic kidney disease occurs when a disease or condition impairs kidney function, causing kidney damage to worsen over several months or years. Diseases and conditions that cause chronic kidney disease include: Type 1 or type 2 diabetes; High blood pressure