Flight Attendant Current
Situational Awareness; Physiological - Other
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
During flight 40 minutes before landing [we] smelled odor in cabin like stinky socks. Captain called back and asked if we smelled anything and we all concurred that we did. I personally got a slight headache and had a weird metal taste in my mouth and felt lightheaded. I did not go on oxygen as we were in our descent and I was the B position and didn't feel safe to have an oxygen bottle out upon landing while I was on the jumpseat. That evening still felt dizzy and nauseous. Come to find out this had happened on the same flight the day prior. Not sure why the aircraft was put [back] flying and not inspected.
On descent; at about 25;000 ft; crew (flight attendants and pilots) smelled a strong odor resembling dirty socks/rotten cheese/electrical burning. Flight deck called flight attendant to confirm odor. A and D flight attendants shared a therapeutic oxygen bottle during the final decent. I had a minor headache that evening following the flight.
Flight Attendant crew reported odor of 'dirty sock' in the cabin approximately forty minutes prior to landing. Entire cabin crew experienced health issues.