LTS MEDICAL COMMAND FACILITIES: Williamsport Regional Medical Center (Susquehanna Health System/ Lycoming County) Dr. Gregory Frailey, Medical Director. Muncy Valley Hospital (Susquehanna Health System/ Lycoming County) Dr. Gregory Frailey, Medical Director. Jersey Shore Hospital - (Lycoming County) Dr. Tamar Baitel, Medical Director. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital - (Susquehanna Health System/ Tioga County) Dr. Andrew Sayre, Medical Director.
A suitable sauna temperature is between 60C and 100C. You can choose the sauna temperature you enjoy most. The humidity of the sauna air is regulated by good fresh air and throwing water on the hot stones: the water changes into smooth invisible steam and increases the humidity. This is called the lyly. Note: a sauna is NOT a steam bath. Saunas in North America achieve 194 degrees Farenheit (90 C) with a fairly low humidity. Even adding water onto the sauna rocks will rarely raise the relative humidity (RH) over 20%. Most homes have a normal humidity level of 40-60%, or even higher.
Our normal body temperature is between 36-37 degrees C. So we consider someone to be in hyperthermic state when above 40 degrees C, and hypothermic when less than 34 degrees C. Both of these conditions can be lethal, especially so hyperthermia.oing in the other direction, sauna temperatures can be 80-100 degrees C and we can tolerate these for a short bit of time. So we can tolerate broad thermal regimes, but this is because we physiological cope through sweating or shivering, or behaviourally cope through putting on a jumper.