Why Do We Itch? The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz

hate friends I still remembered that came when I was baby by not the atmosphere was electric all eyes were on me and everything relied on me just saved the gold and our team will qualify I said to myself the stage was set the striker kicked the ball I was laser focused and suddenly I began bitching and we lost the match oh you have no idea how embarrassed I was on that day I took a note to spread awareness about this itchy subject so no one else could fall prey to it's disturbing acts so let us scratch the surface of this problem and see why do we H zoom in and itch also known as pruritus is an annoying unpleasant sensation that makes you scratch like a monkey it can happen due to various reasons such as dry skin insect bites disease allergies but sometimes it's cause remains as mysterious as small only the smile well whatever the causes might be this may surprise you that itching evolved for good reason and it isn't merely there to annoy us our skin has a defense system of nerves that makes us aware of annoying things that touch your body and unnatural itching response equips us to dislodge any potential threat that can be crawling on our skin like a harmful insect but the annoying question is what exactly makes us feel an itch it turns out there we don't know all the reasons behind this into business but scientists experimenting on mice may have found the culprit yes studies show that a subclass of nerves that are linked with pain transmits inch signals in mice these nerves generate a molecule known as natriuretic polypeptide B that carries the signal up to the spinal cord toward the brain and creates the itchy sensation and because mice and people share similar biology the scientists suspect that people also have the circuit - but another vital question is why do we scratch our pitches it's because when the neurons in the spinal cord send the pain signal instead of an its signal to the brain it releases a neurotransmitter known as serotonin a chemical responsible for making us feel good resulting in the reduction of pain and we feel better trip your time did you know that certain aging diseases can be extremely harmful to your health one such example is a psychological condition called kin usury parasitosis curing this condition people have an erroneous belief that the body is infested with invisible bugs mites bones or other parasites crawling inside and over their bodies making them its uncontrollably but don't worry my friends such cases are very rare but here is something pretty common recent studies have found that just like yawning pitching or scratching can be contagious too the researchers found a chemical in the brain that makes us want to scratch when seeing someone else do it sometimes even it's mentioned could make someone scratch an imaginary itch I'm sure you two are scratching right now it's question time today's question is what is the other name for an itch to write your answer in the comment section below to be a part of the peekaboo kids cutesy Beauty family so here are the winners of the previous episode just remember all the scratching your skin can be normal behavior it is advisable to avoid it as it can further irritate your skin and could increase your risk for a skin infection so to prevent itching doctors recommend steps such as bathing with lukewarm water wearing loose-fitting cotton clothes avoiding extreme temperature changes etc hope you enjoyed today's episode until next time it's me dr. by Knox zooming out ah never mind hey kids you liked my videos didn't you before you go don't forget to click on the subscribe button and the bell so you won't miss out on my latest videos hahahaha see you

Channel: Peekaboo Kidz

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Id: Mdc0d2b_sYk

Length: 5min 57sec (357 seconds)

Published: Fri May 10 2019