New study links sense of smell with pneumonia ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 10:01 IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): A team of Michigan State University researchers found that poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults. An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladies like Parkinson s disease and dementia.
The study was published in the journal Lancet Healthy Longevity. About a quarter of adults 65 years or older have a poor sense of smell, said Honglei Chen, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics within MSU s College of Human Medicine.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladies among them Parkinson s disease and dementia. Now, a poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults, says a team of Michigan State University researchers. About a quarter of adults 65 years or older have a poor sense of smell, said Honglei Chen, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics within MSU s College of Human Medicine. Unlike vision or hearing impairment, this sensory deficit has been largely neglected; more than two-thirds of people with a poor sense of smell do not know they have it.