Why do small open wounds and burns get itchy while healing?

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Why do small open wounds and burns get itchy while healing?

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Because the sensory nerves in the damaged area are still intact and able to transmit signals.

At the same time there’s a huge amount of cellular construction work going on as your tissues regenerate, and sometimes a nerve gets triggered by all the activity nearby enough to send a signal to the brain.

It’s like living in an apartment where the units above, below, and on either side of you are undergoing renovation. It might go mostly unnoticed, but every now and then someone will drop a hammer or leave a table saw running.

Anonymous 0 Comments

There is also a slight inflammatory reaction from the white blood cells that are hanging out in the area to make sure you don’t get an infection, and the inflammation can cause itching.

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Mainly histamine release (the same reaction that goes haywire and causes hives during an allergic reaction). The main purpose is to increase blood supply to the area, which is important for healing. Itching is a side effect.

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Scabs also itch for a [reason](https://www.healthline.com/health/why-do-scabs-itch#causes)

New skin growth can also cause itchiness. As collagen cells expand and new skin begins to grow on the wound, it results in a scab. When a scab is dry and crusty, it stimulates an itchy sensation.

These messages of itchiness from your brain are ones that you should ignore. Scratching a wounded area or picking at a scab can tear new skin cells that your body is producing to heal the wound. Scratching the itch can reinjure the wound and set back the healing process.

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Yea your nerves are healing and its like little light switches flicking on and off. That are like testing….testing
Yea Bob this one works move on!

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Mast cells and other healing cells rushing to the site release histamine and therefore an itchy feeling around the wound. Part of the healing process

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It’s a histamine response, last I read. It gets your nerves all hot and bothered and promotes healing as the skin comes back together.