Olfactory Threshold, in Relation to Age, Sex or Smoking |
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| Authors: | DELPHA VENSTROM JOHN E. AMOORE |
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| Affiliation: | Western Utilization Research and Development Division, Agricultural Research Service U. S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, California 94710 |
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| Abstract: | SUMMARY— The individual olfactory thresholds of 97 persons toward 18 odorants were analyzed statistically. There is a significant logarithmic deterioration with age, the average loss of sensitivity being 50% in 22 years. Any influence of sex or smoking is negligible. |
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