# Injuries and itching

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injuries-and-itching/294750 "2005-03-16T03:23:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injuries-and-itching/294750/1 "2005-03-16T03:23:57Z")

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Why do injuries itch, as they’re healing?

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injuries-and-itching/294750/2 "2005-03-16T07:23:01Z")

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Here’s some stuff I found:

[Why do wounds itch while healing?](http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/printthread.cfm/Forum/69/Topic/11941)  
[When you have an itch, what is happening under your skin?](http://science.howstuffworks.com/question600.htm)  
There’s also a SD article about [why we itch](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_090.html).

Not sure how helpful those are.