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Oct 10, 2025

5 min

Does Your Smell Get Worse as You Age? Separating Myth from Reality

Research from Japan found that a distinctive compound, 2-nonenal, is more prevalent in older adults, causing a different body odor profile. This leads many to ask, **does your smell get worse as you age**? The truth is, the change in scent is a natural biological process, not necessarily a decline in personal hygiene, and is influenced by a range of factors.

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Oct 7, 2025

5 min

At what age do you start to lose your sense of smell? Understanding age-related decline

The ability to smell often peaks between the ages of 30 and 60, but more than half of individuals between 65 and 80 experience a measurable decline. We explore the complex question: at what age do you start to lose your sense of smell?

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