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This question is so broad because "pain" feels different to every person, although some types of pain are more characteristic of certain illnesses and disorders.

For example, everyone knows the pain of stubbing one's toe. It throbs. But the throbbing I feel might be very little, while your hurt toe may throb a lot.

Generally speaking, pain can be described in ANY of the following ways:

  • soreness
  • aching
  • throbbing
  • stabbing
  • burning
  • excruciating
  • mild
  • annoying
  • searing
  • debilitating
  • severe

Doctors usually ask questions to get a person's description of the pain (Doc it feels like someone is stabbing me!), the quality of the pain (severe! mild), the location of the pain, and a rating of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most severe pain that person can imagine.

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