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When some people get old, do they lose the capacity to feel pain?
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Yes: In some individuals aging is associated with a relative slowing of their nerve conduction velocity and amplitude so that painful stimuli are less intense and slower to develop giving the appearance of an increased pain tolerance.
Answered 7/23/2012
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