Questions about dealing with, relieving, and causes of pain.
Questions tagged [pain]
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Difference in pain perception between women and men?
Recently, I joined my wife for the delivery of our first child.
At the end of the delivery, I told the midwife "that looked pretty painful". And she replied to me "it's painful for a woman, so you can imagine how painful a man would find it!" She…
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Bolt of electric shock on upper right chest
Sometimes when I get excited about something or having a good laugh, suddenly in the middle of this excitement, I feel a moderate bolt of electric shock (usually lasts 2-4 seconds) on the upper right side of my chest, that interrupts my excitement.…
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What are the possible causes of heat-induced prickling pain?
Miliaria ("sweat rash", "heat rash" or "prickly heat") is a skin disease marked by small and itchy rashes. Miliaria is a common ailment in hot and humid conditions, such as in the tropics and during the summer season. The most commonly encountered…
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Does jumping on heels help?
Does jumping on heels actually help to calm down pain when got hit in balls? Is there any reason for that or its just psychic illusion?
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Quantifying pain during medical examination
During examination of a patient a doctor asks " On a scale of 1 to 10" how much does this hurt you?"
How to reply.. one can state only in comparison to what in life was so far felt, is it not? that too subjectively?
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Why does my throat hurt so bad after a bug goes into it?
I was in my backyard and a bug went down my throat and it got really irritated after. Why would swallowing a bug irritate my throat? (It was probably a gnat or mosquito by the way)
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Are there "good kinds" of pain?
Are there "good kinds" of pain?
Pain is usually bad, but are some kinds of pain "good" compared to others?
I got this idea from a House episode -- season 2's "Euphoria". Foreman's father visits Foreman and asks if he is in pain. Foreman responds,…
