Watching TV helps children reduce pain

Watching TV can act as a natural pain reliever for children, even more effective than the appearance of a mother.

Watching TV is not merely distracting children's attention (Photo: newsfromrussia)

The team at the University of Siena, Italy, investigated the pain threshold of 69 children aged 7 to 12 when they were taken for testing.

Some of them were comforted by their mothers to lose their attention, others were able to watch cartoons, the rest did not have any impact. The results show that those who watch TV are less likely to suffer pain.

Those who do not have any diversion have 3 times more pain than those who watch cartoons. Even with the mother's encouragement of comforting, the results were not as effective as watching television.

The results showed that not only did watching TV reduce pain, but it also improved the child's pain tolerance.

"The mother's ineffective pain does not mean that their appearance is negative. Although it does not relieve pain, the child will know that they are not alone in stressful situations. straight, " the authors write.

Dr. Carlo Bellieni explained that watching TV is not merely distracting the attention of children, but the excitement created by the film also stimulates the hormone endorphin secreted as a natural pain reliever.

He said that medical staff should consider using TV to relieve pain in children in painful procedures.

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