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Oct 24, 2025

5 min

Do we lose our sense of smell as we age? The Facts on Olfactory Decline

According to the National Institutes of Health, studies conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic found that 12% of adults over 40 have measurable smell dysfunction. So, do we lose our sense of smell as we age? The answer is more complex than a simple 'yes' or 'no'.

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Oct 22, 2025

4 min

At what age do people start losing their sense of smell?

According to recent studies, the sense of smell begins to gradually decline for most people around the age of 55. This natural and often unnoticed process, scientifically known as presbyosmia, is a critical part of healthy aging that prompts the question: **At what age do people start losing their sense of smell?**

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