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The prevalence of self\u2010reported problems with taste and\/or smell among adults and the associated symptom frequency, related healthcare provider interactions, and symptoms\/etiologies (e.g., persistent cold\/flu, dry mouth, or head injury, etc.) were determined. Associations between sex and age with smell and taste disturbances as well as the relationship between smell and taste disturbances were determined.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 142.5\u2009\u00b1\u200912.6 million adult Americans (raw N\u2009=\u20093,594), there were an estimated 15.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.1 million individuals (10.6%\u2009\u00b1\u20091.0%) with self\u2010reported smell disturbance in the prior 12 months. Sex was not associated with the prevalence of self\u2010reported smell disturbance (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.146), but increasing age was associated with an increasing prevalence of smell disturbance (odds ratio [OR] 1.147; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.003\u20131.312). An estimated 7.5\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6 million individuals (5.3%\u2009\u00b1\u20090.3%) reporting a problem with taste in the prior 12 months. Sex was not associated with the prevalence of taste disturbance (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.947) but increasing age was (OR 1.202; 1.037\u20131.395). Among 19.4\u2009\u00b1\u20092.2 million reporting smell and\/or taste abnormality, 20.2%\u2009\u00b1\u20092.3% discussed this with a healthcare provider and 5.8%\u2009\u00b1\u20091.4% felt it interfered with their daily life.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>A significant number of adult Americans report problems with smell disturbance and taste disturbance. Further work to identify patients whose smell or taste disturbance can be helped is warranted.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title><jats:p>2b. <jats:italic>Laryngoscope<\/jats:italic>, 125:1102\u20131106, 2015<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.24999","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,11,5]],"date-time":"2014-11-05T05:28:48Z","timestamp":1415165328000},"page":"1102-1106","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":83,"title":["Contemporary assessment of the prevalence of smell and taste problems in adults"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"125","author":[{"given":"Neil","family":"Bhattacharyya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otology and Laryngology Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lynn J.","family":"Kepnes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otology and Laryngology Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,11,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.288.18.2307"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","volume-title":"National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data","author":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 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