Editing Itch (section)

=== Itch inhibition due to pain ===
Studies done in the last decade have shown that itch can be inhibited by many other forms of painful stimuli, such as [[Noxious stimulus|noxious]] heat,<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Yosipovitch G, Fast K, Bernhard JD |title=Noxious heat and scratching decrease histamine-induced itch and skin blood flow |journal=The Journal of Investigative Dermatology |volume=125 |issue=6 |pages=1268–1272 |date=December 2005 |pmid=16354198 |doi=10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23942.x |doi-access=free}}</ref> physical rubbing/scratching, noxious chemicals, and [[electric shock]].<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Ward L, Wright E, McMahon SB |title=A comparison of the effects of noxious and innocuous counterstimuli on experimentally induced itch and pain |journal=Pain |volume=64 |issue=1 |pages=129–138 |date=January 1996 |pmid=8867255 |doi=10.1016/0304-3959(95)00080-1 |s2cid=25772165}}</ref>