Introduction: Advancing age may cause deterioration of the cartilaginous and myoelasticstructures of the larynx, leading to dysphagia. This study aimed to assess dysphagia andswallowing-related quality of life in elderly individuals presenting to the ENT outpatient clinicwith no dysphagia complaint.Materials and Method: Among 1829 patients who visited the ENT outpatient clinicbetween February 2017 and September 2018, 745(379 females, 366 males; mean age74.27±6.32 years) volunteered to participate. These individuals had no swallowing problemsor any disease that could affect swallowing, drug use, neurological disorder or history of headand neck surgery. The patients were assessed using swallowing-related quality of life scale andEating Assessment Tool-10.Results: According to the Eating Assessment Tool-10 scores, 550 patients(mean age72.00±4.45 years) had normal swallowing and 195(mean age 80.68±6.44 years) had dysphagia.There was a significant difference regarding age and swallowing-related quality of life scalescores were statistically significant between the normal swallowing and dysphagia groups.Regarding diagnosis at admission, no significant intergroup differences were observed. Onassessing the distribution of both scale scores according to the age groups (65–69, 70–79,80–89, and 90–99 years), significant differences were observed among all groups. There was asignificant correlation between increased scores and increasing age.Conclusion: Dysphagia is a common problem in older individuals. However, mostpatients with dysphagia do not visit physicians for this problem. It should be rememberedthat swallowing problems are often diagnosed when patients present to outpatient clinics forother complaints.