Suffice to say, if you frequently notice phantom scents, you should talk to your doctor — but this doesn’t mean you’re about ...

Can you imagine smelling something rotten, like weeks-old meat or cigarette smoke, but there is nothing around you? This may be a phantom smell, or phantosmia — one way that your brain can play tricks ...

Phantosmia is a smell disorder that is sometimes linked to neurological conditions like stroke A doctor explains the connection and shares when one should seek professional help ...

How phantom smells can ruin lives People who experience phantosmia – olfactory hallucinations – can be plagued with odours of faeces, smoke or chemicals, with some even resorting to surgery ...

Brief episodes of phantom smells or phantosmia – smelling something that’s not there – can be triggered by temporal lobe seizures, epilepsy, or head trauma.

Tracey Condron has no recollection of having a seizure before making her way to her neighbour's house for help - just moments ...

Only 11 percent of the people who experienced phantom odors said they had ever discussed them with a clinician — evidence that the sense of smell is often overlooked, despite its importance.

A mum-of-three turned into a shell of her former self as she slowly experienced unexplained symptoms that eventually led to ...

How Does Phantosmia Affect Ones’ Sense Of Smell? When a nasal issue is the cause of phantosmia, people may observe that the phantom scents are more potent in one nostril than the other.

“Phantom smells are something that are far more common in seizures, in epilepsy,” she explained. “I think because it’s associated with another neurologic condition, people may be getting seizures and ...

There’s a long-standing idea that the phantom scent of burnt toast — that is, smelling burnt toast when it’s not really there — means you’re going to have a stroke.