The pain is out of all proportion with the size of the wound. Why? And ouch!
2006-07-14 09:42:35 · 5 answers · asked by mad 7 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
As mentioned by "dumb blonde" (who obviously isn't so dumb), I have also heard that there is a disproportionate greater amount of nerve endings located close to the surface of the skin as opposed to deep within the body - probably as an alert mechanism for injury.
Anywhere on the body known to be "sensitive to touch", especially places like the fingertips which we use almost exclusively for touch, could be expected to house even more nerve endings.
A paper cut to these type of areas would (therefore) seem to contact more nerve endings, amplifying the body's perception of the injury.
2006-07-14 10:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by arrobee 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Paper cuts are such a bad pain!I have 3 at the mo, and they all really sting - the downside of working in an office with loads of paper!
2006-07-14 16:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by HLW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You usually get paper cuts on your fingers which are full of nerves to help your sense of touch, so a paper cut will hurt more on your fingers than elsewhere on you body.
2006-07-14 16:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by blondie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are not clean cuts like you get with a sharp knife. The paper acts like a really fine saw and shreds your skin, alerting a lot more nerves to say ouch.
Imagine what it would feel like to get one on your eye.
2006-07-14 16:45:31 · answer #4 · answered by Hillbillies are... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paper cuts are just as much a cut as if done with a sharp razor blade.
2006-07-14 16:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋