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What is pain threshold<\/h2>\n

Pain threshold is the minimum level of irritation at which pain appears.<\/p>\n

Temperature is a classic example. Most people define heat exposure as painful when the temperature reaches 50 \u00b0 C. If you are like that, you can say that you have an average pain threshold. If you feel pain already at 40\u201345 \u00b0 C, then your pain threshold is lowered. And it is considered high if you do not experience discomfort until the temperature rises to 55-60 \u00b0 C.<\/p>\n

But the pain threshold itself is not everything. Equally important is pain tolerance, that is, your ability to bear it. Someone copes with unpleasant sensations better and longer, for someone they become intolerable almost immediately.<\/p>\n

Like the pain threshold, tolerance is a very individual thing. A particular person's relationship with pain is influenced by a number of factors, including the most unexpected.<\/p>\n

What determines the pain threshold<\/h2>\n

Let's say right away: scientists are not sure if this is a complete list of factors. Perhaps there are others. But for now, we will restrict ourselves to the main ones – those whose influence on the subjective sensation of pain has been unequivocally proven.<\/p>\n

1 Gender<\/h3>\n

Contrary to popular belief, the pain threshold for most women is still lower than that of men. That is, girls are on average more hurt.<\/p>\n

It is assumed that this is due to the fact that the female body secretes less beta-endorphins – natural pain relievers that are released into the bloodstream when injured. However, there are curious nuances: for example, during childbirth, the pain threshold for expectant mothers rises sharply. Scientists have not yet fully figured out why this is happening.<\/p>\n

2 Age<\/h3>\n

There is evidence that the pain threshold fluctuates depending on the period of life. The older a person gets, the more tolerant he is to unpleasant sensations.<\/p>\n

3 Heredity<\/h3>\n

Pain sensitivity is genetically transmitted. Also, a hereditary factor affects how your body perceives pain medications. If someone in your immediate family has barely responded to the anesthesia, your risk of not getting relief from the analgesics is also increased.<\/p>\n

4 Stress<\/h3>\n

Traumatic life events – problems at work, death of a close friend or relative, serious loss – lower the pain threshold. When you are nervous, it hurts more.<\/p>\n

5 Social isolation<\/h3>\n

Feelings of loneliness can also lower your pain threshold, as well as your pain tolerance.<\/p>\n

Pain types<\/h2>\n

There are four types of people for the tolerance of unpleasant sensations. The first type has a low threshold of sensitivity. Such people acutely perceive minor physical and psychological pain. The second type differs from the first in a wide range of portability. This means that they take pain hard, but they are able to endure suffering. The third type is characterized by a high degree of tolerance and a small interval: when the unpleasant sensations intensify, they immediately give up. The fourth variety tolerates pain calmly and has a strong reserve of patience.<\/p>\n

The fourth type just needs to tune in morally to unpleasant sensations, and medical manipulations will be accepted calmly. It will be possible to avoid painful shock during medical procedures if you determine in advance the type to which the patient belongs and select the appropriate anesthesia (aerosol or injection). In addition, for the fourth type, it is important to develop a sense of empathy. Children who relate to him may think that since they are not in pain, then others do not suffer either.<\/p>\n

How is human pain measured?<\/h2>\n

In the middle of the last century, scientists set out to develop an objective scale of unpleasant sensations. As a result of a series of 100 experiments, a quantitative estimate was created from 0 to 10.5 dollars. The name of the unit of measurement comes from the Latin name for pain “dolor”. During labor, a woman experiences sensations in intensity equal to 10.5 dollars. For comparison: during the experiments in which the scale was developed, with pain of 8 dots on the forehead of the study participants, a II degree burn from the action of high temperature remained.<\/p>\n

How to find out your pain threshold<\/h2>\n

On an outpatient basis, the degree of sensitivity is determined using a special apparatus – an algesimeter. There are 4 types of unpleasant sensations: nociception (a physical sensation in which nerve receptors begin to transmit signals to the brain), pain, and suffering. This apparatus allows you to identify the onset of the stimulus, as well as the interval between the first stage and the last. The painful personality type is determined by the reaction to the impact and the stages from nociception to a state close to shock.<\/p>\n

How to downgrade<\/h2>\n

It is impossible to completely change the sensitivity, because it is laid down at the level of genetics. There are techniques that only temporarily change the pain threshold. A high threshold of sensitivity causes delight for many, it helps to endure intense unpleasant influences, but this still indicates a low sensitivity. In sex, seafood, massages, essential oils, ice cubes will help to enhance the sensations.<\/p>\n

How to determine the pain threshold?<\/h2>\n

Many people sooner or later ask themselves the question: what is their pain threshold (low and high) and how to determine it. You can determine your sensitivity yourself by analyzing the sensations in the procedure or dental office. From a scientific point of view, an algesimeter device helps to determine a low or high pain threshold. The electrode of this apparatus is placed on a sensitive part of the body and the charge is gradually increased. When the subject has sensations, this is the pain threshold. According to the degree of pain tolerance, scientists divide all people into 4 groups:<\/p>\n

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  1. “The Princess and the Pea”<\/strong> is a very low pain threshold – any medical manipulation requires anesthesia; in general, refined natures, prone to melancholy, do not tolerate mental pain.<\/li>\n
  2. “Little Mermaid”<\/strong> – they do not tolerate pain well (low threshold), but at the same time they are able to endure unpleasant sensations in order for medical manipulations to be successful – such people need to tune in before the procedure.<\/li>\n
  3. “Sleeping Beauty”<\/strong> – tolerates pain well, but only if it is not too strong and short-term, increased pain or too long exposure will cause a strong negative reaction.<\/li>\n
  4. “Steadfast soldier”<\/strong> – a high pain threshold and good patience, for such people there is no problem with tooth extraction or a severe cut, they go to medical procedures calmly, but they themselves are undesirable to be doctors – they are not always able to sympathize, understand the pain of another person.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How do people with a high pain threshold live?<\/h2>\n

    In everyday life, people with high pain tolerance are often leaders, confident and successful people. They do not like to complain themselves and they are annoyed by the complaints of others – they are not able to understand that not all people tolerate pain so easily. Professions and hobbies of people with a high pain threshold are often associated with risk – these people work calmly at heights, engage in dangerous and traumatic sports – wrestling, boxing, hockey.<\/p>\n

    \"PAIN<\/a><\/p>\n

    How many “painful” types of people are there?<\/h2>\n

    Neurologists divide people into 4 nociceptive pain types. To measure the level of pain threshold, use a special device – an algesimeter.
    \nLow pain threshold and low pain tolerance interval
    \nPeople of this type cannot tolerate any level of pain at all. All medical procedures are best performed under local anesthesia to avoid pain shock.
    \nLow pain threshold and long interval of pain tolerance
    \nPeople of this type do not tolerate pain well, but unlike people with a low interval, they can psychologically adjust themselves to a “light” procedure.
    \nHigh pain threshold and insignificant (small) tolerance interval<\/p>\n

    A person of this type easily tolerates pain and painful manipulations. Nerve endings do not respond to injections, blows, cuts, or skin damage. But this type of people also needs psychological support during painful medical manipulations.<\/p>\n

    How important is it to know the pain threshold level?<\/h2>\n

    This is as important information as blood type and Rh factor. It is necessary to know the level of the pain threshold so that in an emergency situation, during medical manipulations, a person does not experience a pain shock.<\/p>\n

    Diagnostics<\/h2>\n

    It is the neurologist's job to diagnose and treat low pain thresholds. In order to give an accurate assessment and choose the right treatment, an algesimeter is used. For this, the endings of the limbs that are most sensitive to pain are selected.<\/p>\n

    \"PAIN<\/a><\/p>\n

    Low pain threshold is diagnosed with an algesimeter<\/p>\n

    Typically, these are the spaces between the fingers or toes. The irritant can be different: electricity, hot or cold water, strong pressure. After carrying out all the necessary operations, the neurologist prescribes a specific treatment.<\/p>\n

    There are cases when a decrease in the pain threshold is caused by diseases of the brain or spinal cord, as well as peripheral nerve trunks.<\/p>\n

    In such situations, the doctor can apply specialized programs, such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n