The Itch
- Sunday, December 10 2006 @ 09:29 AM CST
- Contributed by: filbert
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Snookums and I have been on vacation. Well, two vacations--to the Bahamas, then to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Bahamas weren't so bad, bug-wise, but St. Thomas had mosquitos. And no-see-ums. They took to Snookums immediately (must be the sweetness) but they took a while longer to find me. But when they did, they certainly made up for lost time. My right ankle has a ring of welts all the way around it. And, they itch.
So, I read the article Giving in to the urge to scratch: Researchers find not all itches created equal at Science Daily with some interest:
So far, I've avoided the urge to pop a couple of Benedryls. So far.
The Bahamas weren't so bad, bug-wise, but St. Thomas had mosquitos. And no-see-ums. They took to Snookums immediately (must be the sweetness) but they took a while longer to find me. But when they did, they certainly made up for lost time. My right ankle has a ring of welts all the way around it. And, they itch.
So, I read the article Giving in to the urge to scratch: Researchers find not all itches created equal at Science Daily with some interest:
While there are extensive commonalties between allergen- and histamine-induced itch, perceptions about the intensity and the parts of the brain that are activated by allergens differ when compared to histamine. As a result, mothers who admonish their children to stop itching may now be rightly told "I can't." For mold and grass-related itches, it appears that science is on their side.
So far, I've avoided the urge to pop a couple of Benedryls. So far.