I've heard that poison ivy can cause severe itching.

我听说毒藤会引起严重的瘙。

He was always scratching because his skin was itchy, but not any more.

他总是因为皮肤瘙而抓挠，但现在不一样了。

Everyone knows what it's like to itch. And the sensation can drive you mad.

每个人都知道瘙是什么感觉。这种感觉会让人发疯。

And when they do, they cause itching and great discomfort.

当它们进入皮肤后，会引起瘙，极大的不适感。

It would seem that our brains now perceive an itch as an actual vibration from our phone.

似乎是我们的大脑把瘙看作是手的真实振动。

And Sun notes that: Effective treatment for chronic itch is still lacking.

“现在仍然缺乏有疗慢性瘙的方法。

So for example, ask about headache? Neck stiffness? Eye pain? Skin rashes or itching?

比如举个例子，头疼吗？脖子僵硬吗？眼睛疼吗？有皮疹或皮肤瘙吗？

Our study is aiming to understand the brain mechanism that promotes the itch-scratching cycle.

“我们的研究旨在了解启动‘瘙-抓挠’循环的大脑制。”

But since itchiness can be caused by so many things there isn't a one-size-fits-all remedy.

但是既然瘙可以由很多事情引起，所以就没有一刀切的疗方法。

Itchy ailments have been documented throughout history, and humans have found some pretty clever ways to find relief.

瘙的疾病贯穿整个人类历史，人类已经找到了一些非常聪明的方法寻求缓解。

This is largely due to our limited knowledge about the neuromechanism of itch.

这主要是因为我们对瘙神经制的了解有限。”

And we share one universal response to itching: scratching.

我们对瘙有一个共同的反应：抓挠。

Sun thus thinks of these Tac1-expressing neurons as the itch neurons in the brain.

因此，孙衍刚认为，这些表达Tac1的神经元是大脑中的瘙神经元。

This histamine then interacts with " itch neurons" which prompt that scratchy feeling.

然后，这种组胺会与“瘙神经元”相互作用，从而引发瘙感。

Less pleasurable feelings include extreme itching and vomiting.

不太愉快的感觉包括极度瘙和呕吐。

But that serotonin also makes it easier for the itch signal to be re-triggered again.

但是血清素也使得瘙信号更容易再次被触发。

The average person experiences dozens of individual itches each day.

一般人每天会经历几十次的瘙。

So the itch nerves fire again and you get even itchier!

所以瘙神经再次开火，你会变得更！

Up until about a decade ago scientists thought itch was just a dialed-down, less intense version of pain.

直到大约十年前，科学家们还认为瘙只是一种缓慢的、不那么强烈的疼痛。

Well, I guess that's one way to cure an itch.

我想这不失为疗瘙的一种办法。