by John Kenyon, CNA » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:59 pm
Hello -
You may have developed an intolerance to the metal in the rings or there may be some other reason why this is happening. What you'll need to do for starters is to stop wearing them for a while, keep the affected site very clean and dry, but not so dry that it's abnormal. If it is too dry, then use a little lotion to soften it, just so the skin is the same as the rest of the hand. Then, if there remains a chronic irritation, try using some hydrocortisone cream on the site for a while. If it starts to improve, keep doing it according to directions for at least a week to 10 days. If it resolves, try wearing the rings again, and see if the irritation returns quickly. If it does, you probably have some sort of allergy to the metal. If it returns slowly, there may be some environmental cause, and you might have to consider taking them off at night.
I hope this is helpful. Best of luck to you.
John Kenyon, EMT, CCT
Non-invasive cardiology tech, Emergency and Critical Care technician, Critical Incident Stress Mgmt. specialist
