Humans can smell through their ears

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REFUTED

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Is it true that humans can smell through their ears?

No. Humans cannot smell through their ears; scientific evidence establishes that human olfaction occurs exclusively through the nose, while the ears are strictly organs for hearing and balance.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 3 against · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

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Wikipedia: Perception

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Wikipedia: Perception. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception

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OpenAIRE: The Brain and Ears Working Together

2025

Identifies ears strictly as sensory organs for hearing, separate from smell.

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OpenAIRE: The Brain and Ears Working Together. (2025). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175743619.96905496/v1

OpenAIRE: ChR2 transgenic animals in peripheral sensory system: Sensing light as various sensations

2016

Notes each human sense is associated with a distinct sensory organ, with ears for hearing and nose for smell.

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OpenAIRE: ChR2 transgenic animals in peripheral sensory system: Sensing light as various sensations. (2016). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2016.02.057

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