Chronic sunburn
If you have chronic sunburn, you may need medical attention.
In severe cases, heat exhaustion can happen, or more severely, heatstroke. If a person feels the following, someone should seek urgent medical attention:
- low blood pressure [3]
- fainting and dizziness
- rapid pulse [4]
- general pain throughout the body
- extreme weakness
- shallow breathing
- changes in behavior, such as irritability, confusion, difficulty thinking, or hallucinations
A doctor will diagnose heat exhaustion when the core body temperature is higher than normal after sun exposure but no higher than 104°F (40°C). If you have heatstroke, the core body temperature will be higher than 104°F (40°C). Heatstroke is a life-threatening disease that needs immediate attention.