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In Biology we learned about how the different sensory organs in the body require balances of different ions to function. For example, the inner ear has a membrane full of K+ rich fluid. Can we infer then that a lack of needed ions in the body then causes a decrease in senses?

by /u/Squaragus_Asparagus in /r/askscience

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