Why do Americans use ice cubes or even ice water to soak their fever, while China people have to cover themselves with quilts?

When I was a child, when I had a fever, my mother would cover us with a quilt and say it would be all right in a minute, or put a hot towel on our foreheads. In fact, these methods are very effective, but Americans often use ice cubes when they have a fever, which is just the opposite of our method.

In fact, both China and the United States have achieved some success in dealing with fever. People in China like to cover themselves with quilts when they have a fever. In fact, this principle is that after covering the quilt, our body temperature will be higher and we will sweat more easily. When we sweat, we will take away the heat from us, so it is easy to achieve the effect of reducing fever.

What about Americans? When they have a fever, they use ice cubes. In fact, the principle is the same The ice is very cold and the temperature is very low. When low-temperature ice cubes are placed on people with fever, the ice cubes will take away their heat, and their body temperature will easily drop.

Why do these two countries deal with fever differently? In fact, this is because of cultural differences, just like we like to drink hot water, while people in western countries like to drink cold water. We are often surprised at the difference of others, but since it exists, it must be reasonable.

Another reason is that our physical fitness is different from that of Americans, so we will deal with it in different ways. This is because of long-term living habits. For example, we think it is not good to drink ice water. Many times we can't drink ice water, but people in western countries can't do without ice water because their physique can adapt to ice water.