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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Chile, Early Diagnosis, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Odorants, Olfaction Disorders, Parkinson Disease, Reference Values, Smell, Young Adult.
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Does [ Evaluation of olfaction in healthy subjects using the Sniffing stick battery ]? Context: Olfaction dysfunction is linked to neurodegenerative diseases, therefore the evaluation of this function is becoming important To evaluate olfaction in healthy participants. We evaluated 44 healthy males and 55 females, aged 21 to 89 years with the Sniffing Sticks battery to determine normal values in Chilean population. During the test, participants must correctly identify 12 different odors. Normal olfaction, hyposmia and anosmia were defined. An age related decline in olfaction was observed, especially among males aged 59 years or more.
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This study provides age and gender specific normal values for the Sniffing Sticks battery. Final Decision: yes