title: Aging and olfactory and taste function.
abstract: This article focuses on the change in olfaction and taste with aging. It discusses histopathology with an emphasis on age-related changes, causes of chemosensory dysfunction in the elderly, how to evaluate a patient with dysfunction, useful tests and imaging, clinical consequences of chemosensory impairments, and available treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 675 North St. Claire Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Seiberling
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Conley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*