Better dead than red

[sigma7]

A growing body of research shows that people with red hair need larger doses of anesthesia and often are resistant to local pain blockers like Novocaine. As a result, redheads tend to be particularly nervous about dental procedures and are twice as likely to avoid going to the dentist as people with other hair colors, according to new research published in The Journal of the American Dental Association.

Funny thing is I'm certainly resistant to pain medication, especially Novocaine, though my hair's pretty brown. My facial hair certainly has a reddish tinge, though certainly not to the extent of the classic redhead. daethkow? redmonster? Any other fire-tressed souls care to weigh in?

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[ravenskye8.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely a dark brunette - but my hair bleaches to bright red when I spend time in the sun... so, I've always considered myself an "honorary" redhead...

Novocaine does zippo for me... at least in my mouth - they can pump multiple needles into me, and my entire face will get tingly - but I can still feel my face enough to feel pain, and it does absolutely nothing for numbing my mouth...

I definitely need more "knockout meds" than the average person - having pulled the tranquilizer IV out of my arm three times while getting my wisdom teeth removed as a teen...

Also Tylenol doesn't do diddly squat for me other than reduce a fever... Aleve is the only thing that works - and in most cases, it only takes the edge off of pain... to get rid of owwies altogether, I have to take a prescription level dose...

Luckily I've also got an amazingly high pain tolerance...