Well that explains it

Source:
Sniff Test Predicts Dementia Developing within Five Years | GEN

For the latest research, study participants tried to identify at least four out of five specific odors: peppermint, fish, orange, rose, and leather. Out of the 2906 people tested, 78.1% had a normal sense of smell, with 48.7% correctly identifying 5/5 odors, and 29.4% correctly naming 4/5. Of the total study population another 18.7% of subjects were classified as "hyposmic," and could only name two or three of the five scents. The remaining 3.2% of people were considered "anosmic," with 2.2% of participants identifying just one of the five scents, and 1% unable to name any of the five SniffStick smells.

Move forward five years, and all of the study subjects who hadn’t been able to name a single scent had been diagnosed with dementia, as had nearly 80% of participants who had correctly identified only one or two of the SniffStick odors. There was also a dose-dependent relationship between the degree of smell loss and the incidence of dementia. “We need to understand the underlying mechanisms,” Pinto commented, “so we can understand neurodegenerative disease and hopefully develop new treatments and preventative interventions.” Dr. Pinto is an ENT specialist and a member of the Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UChicago Medicine.​

Over the years I've visited various elderly family members in nursing homes and noticed homes have a certain 'odor'. At the time I thought it was due to housekeeping challenges. I've smelled worse but found it consistently not good. Now I'm beginning to wonder if this was a byproduct of decreased ability to smell.

So this is how I rate:

• peppermint - put one a Bob sized box held up by a stick with a string and you'll catch me every time
• fish - favorite breakfast is salmon eggs Benedict, had salmon for supper tonight, anchovies on pizza and home made salad
• orange - my wife's favorite juice and fruit that I peel for her
• rose - a dozen or mixed what I give my wife every week or two
• leather - well I still have both steel toed shoes and boots and I can find them blind folded

Bob Wilson

 

I've made it a point to always have two dogs. They don't live forever and my wife loves them dearly. So when one passes, she has the other to love and mourn with while I get another. Then watching them play 'doggie tag' ...

Bob Wilson

 

I've always chosen dogs small enough that if they jump in her lap they won't hurt her. The other rule, females don't bite her but two males decided she was part of their 'pack' and tried to control her doggie style, bites. I turned them over to no-kill groups.

Bob Wilson

 

Since I started the thread, I sent an e-mail:

Subject: Testing odors and dementia



Some of us in PriusChat have been discussing your paper from lay reports but are rapidly running out of details. The popular press often leaves a lot to be desired so we're wondering about details from this study.

Could I get a copy to share details with our discussion group?

Source: Well that explains it | PriusChat

Thanks,
Bob Wilson​

Bob Wilson