What exactly causes the reduction of pain when ice/cold water is used on burn wounds?

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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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Cold numbs your nerves. When your nerves stop feeling, they stop feeling things like pain or heat too, giving you relief.

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