i've always wondered that.
I don't mean like fi you have a rash or an allergic reaction. Just like when you need to itch your arm or your nose or your back for no reason...
Why is that?
2007-12-15 04:22:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
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2016-08-31 15:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Itching
Treatment of itching
Itching accompanies many skin disorders. It is always important to clarify why one claws, and treatment will be initiated accordingly. Consult your dermatologist for an evaluation if you are bothered by itching. See section for skin diseases, where the most common skin disorders is discussed in more detail.
Causes of itching
Itching can have many causes. One of the most common are dry skin . Frequent washing and showering with soap and water causes the skin to lose fat, and the dry skin itch. Many older itchy because the skin becomes much drier with age. Insect bites can cause itching, and it can also scabies, lice and fleas. Allergic reactions, including hives , often itching. Itching can also be caused by skin disorders such as atopic dermatitis , Contact dermatitis , seborrheic dermatitis and lichen planus . Sometimes due itching skin disease elsewhere in the body. It can be about Diabetes, high metabolism low metabolism, liver diseases, kidney diseases, lymphomas, leukemia and some other cancers. Itching can also be caused by psychological reasons.
2015-02-08 17:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Itching signals come from sensors in our skin that are quite similar to the sensors--the nerves--that tell us something hurts, or whether something is hot or cold. Itching starts at the very tiniest nerve endings in your skin.
Histamine a protein released during an allergic reaction, commands some of our itch nerves to transmit information to the spinal cord where it is processed and zipped off to the brain.
2007-12-15 04:36:02 · answer #3 · answered by Nuthouse 4456 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
itching is caused by the tiniest amount of pain. When we scratch, we create more pain which gets rid of the itch. For example, pinch yourself ever so slightly..you'll feel an itch. Since there's no way to take away from that small amount of pain, we add to it.
2007-12-15 04:35:01 · answer #4 · answered by Veronica 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be allergies, something in the air you are allergic
to, cologne or after shave you maybe allegic to.
even certain medications can make you itch.
some people itch due to the heat. i hope this helps.
2007-12-15 04:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by Jerry S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-19 16:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-19 15:18:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We itch when something bothers our skin.
2007-12-15 04:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by Mooky 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Something on your skin is making it irritated. Possibly a hair falling out? Growing in? Who knows. Something smaller than the eye can see.
2007-12-15 04:26:43 · answer #9 · answered by Ⓐⓡⓜⓨ Ⓦⓘⓕⓔ Mum of 2 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Usually something has irritated your skin. This irritant could be something as minor as dry skin..
2007-12-15 04:25:11 · answer #10 · answered by DTott 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋