1. how does afrin or other nasal spray work?
2. when you eat a mint, why do cold things feel extra cold?
2. when you eat a mint, why do cold things feel extra cold?
2 questions for health professionals
- Thread starter Felonious Monk
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Pseudoephedrine HCL, is a vaso-constrictor which causes the tissue that is filled with blood in y our sinuses to shrink, Kinda like Preperation H for your nose!!! Take Physiology and you to can know these things! Or just BS your way through! Regular Ephedrine is a Vasoconstrictor as well, thats why Ephedra products cause your heart rate to increase and your blood pressure go up because it "tightens your vessels".
I know the answer to the mint thingy but I cant remember the names of the fibers on your tongue that sense cold, It was discussed in an Animal Biology Graduate class I had at Auburn, but too many beers and such have moved these answers to the back of my skull! :shrug:
I know the answer to the mint thingy but I cant remember the names of the fibers on your tongue that sense cold, It was discussed in an Animal Biology Graduate class I had at Auburn, but too many beers and such have moved these answers to the back of my skull! :shrug:
also, Afrin is addicting. If u ever use it, only do so the prescribed amount on the bottle, I think twice a day. Not sure about the mint thing!
i am in neuro right now and havne't gotten to taste but am working on other afferent pathways which include pain and temp......
think of it like this......when you get a sunburn, and i slap your back....it will hurt way more than usual right? this is a hypersensitive pain coming your way and it is due to a complex array of chemicals -- which affect your pain nerves -- and these chemicals are relased from tissue affected by the burn and or nerve restructuring may occur as well after a sunburn......anyways.....a normally friendly pat on the back all of a sudden is a painful experience......
most likely, a mint releases chemicals in your mouth.....these chemicals may interact with taste receptors and or nerve pathways which also may be the same pathways or have connections with those pathways of a cold sensation......making cold hypersensitive after eating a mint.....
that is probably as technical as you want it.....hope it clears things up......lol
think of it like this......when you get a sunburn, and i slap your back....it will hurt way more than usual right? this is a hypersensitive pain coming your way and it is due to a complex array of chemicals -- which affect your pain nerves -- and these chemicals are relased from tissue affected by the burn and or nerve restructuring may occur as well after a sunburn......anyways.....a normally friendly pat on the back all of a sudden is a painful experience......
most likely, a mint releases chemicals in your mouth.....these chemicals may interact with taste receptors and or nerve pathways which also may be the same pathways or have connections with those pathways of a cold sensation......making cold hypersensitive after eating a mint.....
that is probably as technical as you want it.....hope it clears things up......lol
