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World Service,3 mins

‘How I lost my sense of touch’

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50 years ago, Ian Waterman lost his sense of touch after he caught a viral infection. It triggered an auto-immune attack on most of the nerve fibres carrying tactile information from his skin and his muscles. Now, if someone touches Ian below the neck he feels nothing. (Image: Couple holding hands, Credit: Getty Images.)

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