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Do you get less sensitive to pain as you age? The surprising truth about pain perception

According to a 2017 meta-analysis, the pain threshold—the point at which a stimulus is first perceived as painful—tends to increase with age. However, the answer to the question, “Do you get less sensitive to pain as you age?” is far more complex than a simple 'yes' or 'no,' involving a surprising mix of heightened and dulled sensitivities as we get older.