Loss of sensation in the skin due to aging is dangerous because individuals may not notice injuries, leading to undetected wounds. — Whalespan
Loss of sensation in the skin due to aging is dangerous because individuals may not notice injuries, leading to undetected wounds.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“Keep the feeling in our skin. Remember, our nerves are all in our skin. And as you get older, you lose that feeling. And there's a story that we wrote about in our book, Lifespan, where one of David Armstrong's patients had stepped on a thumbtack, a little nail, and it was in his foot, he didn't notice.”