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Why do people itch? Let me try to explain. We know that the sensations of pain and itch are carried to the brain by the same nerve fibers, and we know that pain and itching points have similar distribution on the surface of the skin.
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An itch is a sensation that is on the threshold of pain. It is caused by Stress, Blood Disorders, Germs, and many other minor anomalies faced in everyday life for most people. Itches are medically grouped in the area of Pruritus.
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People get dry skin and want to itch but if you itch it it will go away i just won't stop itching after like 50 seconds it will itch again.
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Itching is a defense mechanism that tells the body something is amiss. Skin is our largest organ, constantly exposed to all of the allergens and irritants in our environment. When exposed to them, nerves will send a message to the brain sig...
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Itch is a sensory stimulus to our body. If a fly happens to sit on your arms or a mosquito is about to bite you, you have the feeling of itch. It is, you might say, a modified form of the touch sensation. This sensation persists till you remove the source stimulus by scratching or rubbing.
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Many people also report sunburn itch following prolonged exposure to UV radiation from the sun. Other causes include metabolic and endocrine disorders (for example, liver or kidney disease, hyperthyroidism), cancers (for example, lymphoma), reactions to drugs, and diseases of the blood (for example, polycythemia vera).
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www.medicinenet.com/itch/article.htm
www.medicinenet.com/itch/article.htm
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