Pain measurement
Subject in Medicine
Pain measurement has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This American Life. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
GaryCluster headache patient who has had kidney stones
Gary says he never rates his cluster headaches a 10 because he can always imagine a worse level.
“And the only reason I never say I have a 10, because I can always think that there's the level where it gets worse”
This American Life: 901: Is Your Blue My Blue? (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 39:16
Ike SriskandarajahThis American Life producer who reported the prologue and Act Three
Sriskandarajah reports the survey found gunshot wounds averaged a pain score of 6 versus 9.7 for cluster headaches.
“In the survey, gunshot wounds received an average pain score of 6 versus cluster headaches, which got 9.7”
This American Life: 901: Is Your Blue My Blue? (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 38:22
Podcasts
- This American Life · 1 episode
Episodes
901: Is Your Blue My Blue?This American Life · Nov 9, 2026 · 1 h
Ira Glass, Ike Sriskandarajah and Molly Marcello present stories of people trying to convey hearing loss, cluster headache pain, and grief to others.