Why does pain disappear immediately when you dip your burnt finger into cold water? Also, cold water helps when you eat spicy things, why?? Why does it make burning sensations disappear immediately?
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Our brains tend to focus on a single physical sensation at a time. When our nerves are overloaded with different sensory experiences, our brain reduces the “noise” and focuses on a single stimulus, like noise canceling earbuds but with touch.
The cold water is actually distracting you from pain that’s still there.
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