# Blood Blisters that don't hurt?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 21, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-blisters-that-dont-hurt/676867 "2013-12-21T00:59:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kantian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4bbf92/32.png) [@Kantian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantian)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-blisters-that-dont-hurt/676867/1 "2013-12-21T00:59:12Z")

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Has anyone had blood blisters that don’t hurt? Even when applying pressure? I have two (on my feet).

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**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-blisters-that-dont-hurt/676867/2 "2013-12-21T06:43:31Z")

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Yep. In fact, (dredging back through many years of memories) I don’t think _any_ of my blood blisters have been painful. The initial injury may have hurt, but by the time the bb appeared, any soreness had gone.

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**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-blisters-that-dont-hurt/676867/3 "2013-12-21T08:32:39Z")

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Pretty much the same, they do not hurt after the initial pain.

The only exception I can recall is blood blisters under the finger or toe nails. I just use the hot paperclip trick to ease the pain.

Then again, I do not feel pain as much as some do. So I may be an outlier.

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**Author:** ![Doggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-blisters-that-dont-hurt/676867/4 "2013-12-21T09:05:17Z")

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I get loads of blood blisters on my hands if I do manual work after a period of not doing so. They never hurt after formed, but if anyone does have a problem, use a small sterile needle to allow the blood out, as it is pressure that causes the pain. Don’t rip them open, or make a big hole though, as it might allow infection in.

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**Author:** ![Kantian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4bbf92/32.png) [@Kantian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantian)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-blisters-that-dont-hurt/676867/5 "2013-12-21T21:26:52Z")

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Do they sort of dry out and form a scab if I leave them as is?

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**Author:** ![Doggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-blisters-that-dont-hurt/676867/6 "2013-12-22T06:15:58Z")

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Not a scab. The skin just dries out and gets hard. Eventually, after a few days they will rip off, or you can cut them with small scissors.