Flushing, blushing, and ETS

[Guest guest]

Here is story on ETS from CBS site ... may have triggered follow-on

story to be aired on 48 Hours:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/27/health/main502370.shtml

Concerning difference between flushing and blushing, my take is that

blushing refers to spontaneous response to social situation, such as

public speaking, etc, and is often treated by inderal and xanax.

Flushing, on other hand, is perhaps more immediately related to

rosacea, and includes usual rosacea triggers such as sun, heat,

foods, etc, in addition to social blushing. If you turn red in front

of a computer monitor, or as a result of intense mental concentration,

then I would say this is flushing, but I have not seen a rigorous

definition. Under this guidance, I personally am a flusher, not a

blusher: I turn red working intensely by myself, but have relatively

few symptoms while giving talks, unless I need to focus really

closely on some details during the talk.

From what little I have read, ETS is generally considered to be more

effective for blushing than flushing.

I would welcome further input from those who have either done ETS or

spoken to a physician about it.

Rick