Say you get an injection and the site has been anesthetized beforehand with a topical numbing cream, why is it that you can still feel the pressure? Is the pressure sensation not associated with nerves? If not, how does your brain detect pressure sensations?
P.S. I’m not sure if “numbed” is a word but I couldn’t think of another way to say it lol.
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A doctor can probably explain this 100% better – but let me try; we don’t have 5 senses, that’s not even remotely true. You have a lot more. For example – you just “know” where the position of your limbs are in relation to “you”. You also know if the temperature just fell 2 degrees.
In the same way – pressure and pain is not exactly the same. Again, a doctor will probably humble me explaining how I’m or saying it all wrong, but as far as I understand it, that’s the essence.
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