I tried googling but I can’t seem to find anything remotely related to it. I am familiar with how touching and rubbing over the area in pain kinda serves as a “white noise” for the pain receptors, is it a similar concept?
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Many of the reactions or sounds that we make are learned. When you were a baby/child you saw your parents and other adults respond that way, and you did it without realizing.
That’s why some people tell “Aye” when they get hurt, and others yell “Ow”. Sucking air through your teeth is one of these.
Maybe it’s a compilation of two reflexes – one makes you breathe heavily due to shock and it’s caused by elevated stress hormones and the other is a involuntary muscle spasm making the jaw clamp
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