Why do some of us suck air through our teeth when in pain?

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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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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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