# Why does it smell like swiss cheese behind my ears?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 21, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-smell-like-swiss-cheese-behind-my-ears/589895 "2011-07-21T19:18:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-smell-like-swiss-cheese-behind-my-ears/589895/5 "2011-07-21T21:25:28Z")

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Mine smells like Parmesan, I guess because I’m Italian.

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