Certain itches are bad/unhealthy/dangerous to scratch (chicken pox, eczema, certain bug bites). Why does it feel good to scratch them when doing so has a negative impact on the body and no benefit that I can think of?
In: Biology
The itch is a small pain.
There is a theory called “the gate control theory”.
The idea is that a pain nerves can be interfered with non pain signals like scratching or rubbing.
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