Scratching stops your nerve cells Posted: 8 months ago by Ankabout
Scientists think they have figured out why scratching relieves an itch, something that has apparently never been fully understood.
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Posted: 8 months ago by thirdeye:
Dr Bela Vigh neuroligst's book "Yoga and Nervous System" in 1980 said at least as much as the article, except that the illustrations were far better.
OK they found something new about itching. What is it? Surely not the facts mentioned in 30 years old books too.
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Posted: 8 months ago by thirdeye:
Although there is a long way to go, methods that can induce a pleasurable scratch sensation without damaging the skin, via mechanical stimuli or drugs that can inhibit these neurons, could be developed to treat chronic itch."
Masturbate for itch release?
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Posted: 8 months ago by bingo:
http://www.plime.com/l/49065/1/


dupe
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Posted: 8 months ago by rambler:
Not really a dupe, edven though there were lots of similarities between the two articles.
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