A loss of a person's sense of smell may also mean that the cells in the individual's body are not able to regenerate as well as they used to (since the cells responsible for smell detection regenerate throughout life). This could put a person at higher risk of death from other causes...
The study involved an at-home survey that included testing the sense of smell of over 865 people—both their ability to detect an odor at all and their ability to identify what odor they were smelling. Tests were given at five-year intervals. People’s thinking and memory skills ...
For some of these patients, the loss of taste is actually a loss of smell. If you remember pinching your nose shut to force down fish oil or something equally unpleasant when you were growing up, you were performing a very basic neurological hide-and-seek: clamming up the nasal cavities ...
it was never their intention for their beloved dog to get hurt and that whatever decision was made, it was made out of pure love. Although, as dog owners, we would like to spare our dogs from the effects of aging, accidents, and disease, it is impossible to control everything in life...
Life with a dog can teach you a lot: how to live in the moment, how to enjoy the smell of fresh-mown grass or the first snow of the year to its fullest, even how to forgive. Those lessons don’t stop with their heartbeats. ...
07/29/13 - I was so glad to see your posting. I haven't smoked for years but I am addicted to Nicorette mini lozenges. It's true that I can pop one in anywhere and I don't smell like smoke or stale cigarettes, but my tooth enamel is changing color or getting very thin. And ...
It's a well-known fact that aging can lead to losing one's senses: vision, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. In previous studies, researchers have learned about the consequences of experiencing a decline in a single sense. For example, losing senses of smell, vision, and hearing have all...