Redheads feel less pain.

[Pepperbelly]

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For reasons that have yet to be understood, women with red hair appear to be more resistant to pain compared to women with other colors of hair, and men, a scientist said yesterday.

http://38.114.164.202/content/view/1480/

[hippiechick]

1. contradicting article in JAMA a few years back

... that states that redheads are actually more sensitive to pain (especially during dental work for some odd reason) and tended to need more anesthetic.

I'm a redhead, so personal experience leads me to believe the JAMA article.


I'll do a google and see if I can find it ...

[Spinzonner]

4. Maybe they just complain more about the same pain

:hide:

[red_rasta]

5. We can be both-

Insensitive to pain and also require more anesthesia. Does anybody tolerate surgery without drugs? What level of pain are they talking about?

[bonito]

2. Thanks for that, gona get some dye.

[redwitch]

3. Wrong, sorry

Redheads require more anesthesia than anyone. I had surgery a couple of years ago and they had to anesthetize twice before proceeding. This was surgery on my toe and the doc had given plenty- when he started to cut I almost popped him one. Have had the same experience at the dentist.

[elehhhhna]

6. Weird. My copperheaded daughter is impervious to pain (almost).

and STUBBORN! HOO-DOGGIES.