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Why do shallow cuts hurt so bad? i have a cut on my finger from the bottom of nail to the first crease.

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

The Why Questions: You must understand that this is a philosophical question. There are often no good or interesting answers to 'why' questions. Your skin has nerve fibers that sense damage and when damage (a cut ) occurs you experience that as pain.

Answered 12/17/2013

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