What's the worst pain a human can go through?: The Challenge of Ranking Suffering
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According to a 2020 study, over 70% of people with cluster headaches rate the pain as a 10 out of 10. While this places some conditions consistently high on the pain scale, the answer to "what's the worst pain a human can go through?" is complex, as pain is an inherently subjective experience shaped by many factors.