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Can you tell me if a person is in a coma, can they feel, smell, or hear?
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Coma: Coma is a state of unconscious unresponsiveness. A person in coma can not feel, smell or hear. If a person is able to experience these sensations they are in a chronic vegetative state.
Answered 8/25/2013
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