what is the main reason why people scratch the itchy part? Is it because doing so is the cure to itchiness?
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We itch because the infection/healing around the sore is inflamed and aggravated. But the reason you are told by your mother not to itch, is the chance of infection from dirty fingers touching a wound
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There's a product, I forget the name right now but it's a lubricant for your skin designed for runners.  It will prevent chafing.  If the itching is under your clothes, put the lubricant on those areas.  I hope this helps.  Body Glide!  I just remembered the name!
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is that a dance? do the itch and yawn!!!! if it is then sweet sweet music is the only thing that can cause it.\n\nyawning is the bodys way of increasing oxygen in the blood through a larger than average intake. you yawn when you are tired because your brain sends a signal requesting more oxygen when it is running slowly.\n\nItching can be casued by many things, irritation to the skin causing localised anaphlactosis (allergic reaction swlling, hives, the bodies immune system does not recognise a substance and so sets off an immune response, this attacks the foreign substance and any cells that are affected, the side affect of this is itiching).\n\nAlso itching can be caused by being  overly hot with circulation interruptions causing an itchy recation to the skin and phsychsomatically, ie say to somebody "imagine being covered in ants" the image of this will cause the body to become itchy even though there is nothing there.\n\nif you are itchyt and yawning i suggest that you have a bath, dont watch any wildlife programmes an ants, and go to bed.
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We don't itch ourselves, we scratch ourselves.  And it is to relieve an irritation.
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an itch is caused by an inflammation or irritation of the skin...\nwhich is generally due to some skin disease etc..
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it is one of the best things you can use, honestly. a dab of it on the bites about every day i would think would help decrease the itching until it finally goes away
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I know this answer!!!  When you are scratching, let's say a misquito bite, you are scratching the surface of the bite, in which you cause an open wound to manifest.  Your scratching has actually caused your nerves to "forget" about the itch and they now focus on the pain that you have caused from making the open sore.  That is it.  All there is to it.  Really truely.
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"Itch" is usually a noun meaning a skin irritation, but can also be a verb meaning to feel, have or produce an itch.\n\n"Scratch" is both a verb meaning to abrade and a noun meaning the abrasion.\n\nWith that being said, in your case, you would be scratching an itch.  \n\nBut you can also itch an itch, itch a scratch, or even scratch a scratch.  They would all mean something different though.
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The reason for the sensation of itching is not well understood. While itching is the most noticeable symptom in many skin diseases, but it doesn't necessary mean that a person who feels itchy has a disease.\n\nStress and emotional upset can make itching worse, no matter what the underlying cause. If emotional problems are the primary reason for the itch, the condition is known as psychogenic itching. Some people become convinced that their itch is caused by a parasite; this conviction is often linked to burning sensations in the tongue, and may be caused by a major psychiatric disorder.
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I think it could be a mental thing.  I do the same thing.  It's like I have to scratch in so many different places (mind you I actually feel the itch) before I can get comfortable and fall asleep.  It's a possibility?
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Long, hot showers or baths can cause overall itching especially this time of year. They dry out the skin. It is called winter itch.\n\n1. Try taking a quick shower with warm water.\n2. Put lotion on body as soon as you get out even before skin\n   is completely dry.
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It's part of the healing process. Itching is a result of the nerve endings around the scar being stimulated. At first, the stimulation is part of the healing. Itching may last months or years afterwards, though, as the scar tissue stretches and again stimulates the surrounding nerve endings.
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I was told in an Anatomy and Physiology class by teacher that scratching an itch interferes with the nerve messages being sent by the itch to the brain. So temporarily you don't feel the itch. Putting ice or tolerable hot water on an itch can help similarly.
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don't worry what people think, if it itches.......scratch it!
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Itching is worst at night because when the other senses start shutting down, like your eyesight because you close your eyes, and you begin to tune out your hearing and focus more on your internal thoughts, then the sense of touch is amplified many times over. Loose body hairs and hair from your head can disloge and then as you itch the hair the hair is then moved to another part of your body, where you begin to feel like you have another itch at a different location immediately after taking care of the first itch. Or it could be bugs. Thousands of them, crawling all over your body at night.
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an itch is a misfire of a nerve ending.(i think).  its along the same lines of why you can feel like you're wiggling your toes after you have your leg amputated.(lol)
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It's not a ploy....not sure why you'd think it was.\n\nI can't say why we get itchy, but it does happen.  Because most women aren't comfortable with scratching their business in public, it's necessary to use a cream.  Plus if you keep scratching it, you're eventually going to create an open sore, and that would just plain suck.