Re: [CH] Hunan Hand
NECM (northeast.chileman@gmail.com)
Tue, 7 Nov 2006 21:46:40 -0500
In 10 years of handling El Grande I never experienced Hunan
Hand....Until this year.
Burning sensation/discomfort for over two days.
The only thing different is I've been a desk jockey for about
11months, not working with my hands & constantly washing the days
grime off when I did.
NECM
On 9/25/06, Tina Brooks <shoestring_louise@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- bvdrangs@rcn.com wrote:
>
> > > Sunday afternoon I fired up the grill and roasted
> > the poblanos. When I cleaned them, I was wearing a
> > glove on my left hand (I tried to sand off my
> > fingertips earlier while making boomerangs and the
> > tips burned when I was juicing about 50 key limes) I
> > never bothered to wear a glove on the right hand. It
> > must have been an hour later and I noticed my hand
> > was tingling in an unpleasant way. I realised then
> > that I had hunan hand. It sort of bothered me all
> > evening. I figured that all the dished I washed
> > would have lessened it some. Well, this morning as I
> > took a shower, I touched my right hand to my eye and
> > felt an instant stinging. Fortunately I was in the
> > shower and could flush it out. When I got out of the
> > shower and toweled off, I noticed the burning
> > sensation in my right hand again. I never had it
> > last so long. I sure wonder what heat level these
> > poblanos are, to cause that much discomfort.
> >
> > BoomerangDave
> >
>
> It is my experience that Hunan Hand gets worse in warm
> water. It opens up your pores and the capsaicin works
> its way into the subdermal layers... Ouch; it's a good
> thing you were only working with poblanos!
>
> Tina Brooks