In the elderly the sense of taste and smell is:
a. decreased.
b. increased.
c. unchanged.
d. not known.
c
Gustatory and olfactory changes include a decrease in
the number of taste buds in later years and reduction of olfactory nerve fibres by age 50 . Reduced taste discrimination and
reduced sensitivity to odours are common.
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