# piezo electric painkiller?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 6, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piezo-electric-painkiller/24765 "2000-07-06T16:02:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piezo-electric-painkiller/24765/1 "2000-07-06T16:02:57Z")

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This summer my mother has decided that cure is better than prevention for insect bites.  
She has a small device like a gas lighter that uses a peizo electric crystal to cause a small spark like a gas lighter but it is positioned so that when pushed against your skin it causes a small jolt. This she claims takes away the sting of an insect bite. I’ve tried it and it does cause a small electric jolt but I don’t know about how it could cure an insect sting whether it stops pain or otherwise. Could it work?

**Moderator’s note: This thread accidently opened twice. I’ve closed this one. People interested in responding can do so [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=29975). -manhattan**

[Edited by manhattan on 07-06-2000 at 06:30 PM]