Have you ever just woke up and your gums were sore by a tooth, so it is a little sensitive and you start stabbing it with a toothpick, naturally. So after a few minutes of your mock dental work you now realize that this little irritant is now hurting like Woah. So now for the next step of eating Motrin and Tylenol hoping it will take the swelling down and stop hurting. I know you have done it because we all have, and it is in our nature to poke and prod anything that hurts.