How To Treat & Manage Congenital Insensitivity To Pain (CIPA)

Avoid Extreme Temperatures

Not all patients with congenital insensitivity to pain are born without the ability to notice temperatures, so this treatment is not required for everyone. However, those who cannot differentiate between temperatures have a higher risk of receiving burns and frostbite. Those who have this form of congenital insensitivity to pain need to try to avoid extreme temperatures whenever possible. At home, it may be helpful to set the water heater to a maximum setting that will avoid burns while showering or hand washing. Those who wish to spend time outside when it is dangerously cold need to wrap up thoroughly and come indoors regularly to avoid accidental frostbite. There are countless ways that extreme temperatures come into our lives each day, so parents have to be very cautious and help their children learn to avoid any high or low temperatures. This can include simply waiting a few minutes to eat after microwaving food or not using an ice pack following an injury.