When the World Loses Its Smell: An Overlooked Side of Parkinson’s
Imagine walking past a bakery.
Fresh bread is coming out of the oven.
People around you can smell it before they even reach the door.
But you can’t.
Or perhaps somebody makes your favourite coffee.
You recognise the taste. You enjoy the warmth. You know exactly what you’re drinking.
But that familiar aroma is missing.
Maybe you’ve noticed it gradually.
Or perhaps you haven’t noticed it at all.
For some people living with Parkinson’s, this is an everyday reality.
Changes to the sense of smell are among the lesser-known non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s, and they can begin long before the condition is diagnosed.
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