– when we take painkillers, is the pain still there and we just don’t feel it anymore? Or does it actually ‘kill the pain’ completely?

Question

Asking this as I have a horrible throat infection making it incredibly painful to swallow, and therefore difficult to eat and drink. I have to stay on top of my painkillers every four hours or the pain starts to come back, I’d just love to know how this actually works.

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Answer 1

Pain is qualia. There is no difference between stopping the pain on location or in the brain. Either way you don’t experience it

Answer 2

Pain is qualia. There is no difference between stopping the pain on location or in the brain. Either way you don’t experience it

Answer 3

Pain is qualia. There is no difference between stopping the pain on location or in the brain. Either way you don’t experience it