Air conditioning as the bane of people making a VWF claim

Sufferers from vibration white finger will know that their symptoms can be triggered by cold, and know to dress accordingly. But it is still possible to be shocked by temperatures, and one of the culprits often cited by VWF sufferers is air conditioning.

Air conditioning in your own residence is one thing, as the thermostat is available to a Raynauds disease sufferer. This means that if the temperature begins to fall to the point where the sufferer fears an attack, he or she can adjust the dial to a better temperature or simply turn it off. (The latter solution, of course, also works in the case of a faulty thermostat.)

Similarly, cars with air conditioning allow a sufferer control.

But it is in places like shops that the air conditioning can cause greater problems. Because a shopper cannot directly control the temperature that an air conditioning unit is set to, the most that he or she can do to prevent a Raynauds attack is to ask for the unit to be changed. Even if the manager is happy to comply, it may take some time before the effect is felt on the ambient temperature and an attack may still occur. Or the shopper may feel forced to leave without whatever goods were needed.

The website of the Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association quotes a sufferer, known as "Jean", who says, "This past year, in particular, I have found supermarkets a nightmare' and I cannot spend time browsing in greengrocery and delicatessen departments etc.

"As soon as I reach the shop, I put my gloves on but it is a problem choosing individual fruit etc. so the gloves have to come off! If for any reason I have forgotten the glove procedure, by the time I reach the check-out my fingers are so dead, it is difficult putting in my pin number."

Other sources of complaint include cinemas, restaurants and even sufferers' own working environments.

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Vibration white finger is often an industrial disease. Therefore, if you feel it may be possible that your condition is a result of your employer being negligent in supplying you with appropriate tools or training, you may be able to make a compensation claim for the damage done to you.

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