Why does carbonation burn?

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Maybe it’s just me, but drinking a fizzy drink too fast hurts my throat, and if I blow bubbles into a fizzy drink the carbonation pops against my lips and seems to burn/prickle.

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🤦 okay so it is because of the acid, there are lots of different kinds of acid and acidic reactions that have nothing to do with the acid burning we see on television. That is a denaturing process. The particular acid that reacts with the moisture in your mouth simply stimulates your nerves that are associated with burning. Nothing is actually burning it’s just a chemical reaction and your cells interpret it that way.

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