> dull your senses by either getting old or getting covid. I suspect neither would work to dull sensitivity to capsaicin since it works by binding directly to

> dull your senses by either getting old or getting covid. I suspect neither would work to dull sensitivity to capsaicin since it works by binding directly to a specific receptor on the afferent sensory nerve cell. Repeated exposure to capsaicin probably helps as substance P is depleted.