Talk:Sensitization

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Searching for the term "sensitization" will bring up 24000+ hits on www.pubmed.com, so I definitely think it is important enough for wikipedia, although clearly a niche (Staugaard).130.225.37.97 13:53, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Well according to WP:MOS we should use whatever spelling was used the first time the article was created, which was sensitisation.
 * I have changed "sensitisation" back to "sensitization" and would kindly ask that it stays this way. This is the most common spelling by far. If people search for "sensitisation" at other resources they will not find the same amount of relevant information. I also am pretty certain that the name of the original article was "sensitization"(Staugaard). 130.225.37.97 11:31, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Can I refer you to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sensitisation&oldid=51091681 This is the original, albeit a stub.

Uhh, its use on this page is indeed niche - it may also refer to sensitization to allergens. I would recommend the scope is broadened, perhaps with a disambiguation page.


 * I agree as well and may work on expanding the article to include immunological sensitization. I have a feeling this definition is a little more common than the neurological one! I think this should be under "sensitization (neuobiology)." Is there a way to move articles, change their name? Or should I just copy the text out to make this a disambugous page? JeffreyN 04:53, 9 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Perhaps the overall headline could be "sensitization" and then immunological sensitization and neurobiological sensitization could be seperate chapters under this headline (Staugaard)? 130.225.37.97 13:15, 9 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Could the author also insert the actual references, instead of expecting the reader to go to PubMed for the full publication reference? JFW | T@lk  15:43, 1 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I understand that sensitization refers to a very broad range of phenomena and this is only a preliminary sketch to get the article started. I think that it's warranted though, and I hope that other users will expand on it and refine it (Staugaard).130.225.37.97 15:23, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

I added a little more text, but the article is far from finished. I urge (more competent) users to expand and refine it, but otherwise I shall keep trying myself (Staugaard).130.225.37.97 10:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

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About the spelling
'Sensitization' is merely the American way to spell it, while 'sensitisation' is the Queen's English, as it were. This is a very common issue that comes up in almost all similar (-ization/-isation) words and many, many others. They're both correct, and if a distinction is to be made, it should take into account the birthplace and/or education of the author being cited (when citing) or your own birthplace and/or education if merely using the word. Or maybe just use the appropriate spelling for the intended audience. Who cares? It's not a big deal; they're both correct.

76.171.78.161 00:00, 5 July 2007 (UTC) Erik Purne

Rubbing the Arm
It seems odd to me that a man rubbing his arm continuously, building up a warm sensation and then pain, is the primary example of sensitization here. Granted, I'm not an expert in the field, but it seems more logical to me that the warm feeling and subsequent pain would be a result of friction and the rubbing away of the skin due to the constant scraping rather than a simple "overload" of the nerves due to continual stimulus. In fact, it would seem to me that habituation would occur rather than sensitization if indeed a man were to continuously rub his arm; he (or rather, his nerves) would "forget" that he was rubbing his arm, much in the same way we "forget" we're wearing clothing (the example given in the habituation article). So, this example feels incongruent with the concept of sensitization--I'd like to hear an example that truly relies strictly on response to a single stimulus (rubbing), not on a response to a changing stimulus (rubbing, warmth, and eventual injury). But I don't feel knowledgable enough on the topic to make the change myself. Any takers?

Whesparrow (talk) 03:57, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

"pseudoconditioning" redirects here but is not defined
2A00:23C5:FE18:2701:E47B:2C46:639B:91FE (talk) 14:27, 6 August 2022 (UTC)