Phantom Cigarette Smoke Smell

[actressmouse]

Does anyone else experience "phantom smells"?  I smell cigarette smoke on and off (no one around me or in my home/work place smokes).  It's not all the time, but sometimes it's very strong.  I mentioned this at TCI and the MD recommended a 24 hour EEG if this keeps happening as it could be a type of seizure.  I'm having a sleep study done later this month and the sleep MD agrees and says that the EEG I'm hooked up to during the study may pick this up.  Anyone else have this?

[MLW104life]

Actually I thought this was about smelling cigarette smoke when no ones smoking. First time hearing of Chiari DX?

[selmaS]

  Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.

May I ask when u got ur Chiari DX and if u had surgery for it yet?

[MLW104life]

Someone recommended Allegra to me. I most recently have been smelling the strong cigarette smoke. My doctor gave me Amoxicillin, it didn't work. Then a Z PAC still smelled cigarette smoke. Tried the Allegra and first day and smoke started to fade. Second dose smoke gone but third day was a couple hours late taking Allegra and smoke was back strong! Don't want to take Allegra forever! On another blog someone said it may be a stubborn fungus the thrives on moisture like in the sinus.
Need a cure and soon!

[selmaS]

  Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.

The member u addressed is not a active member of this forum and I am not sure has Chiari.....

Were u DX'd with Chiari?....IF so, what other symptoms do u have?

[Italianlily]

Are you still smoke smell free?

[selmaS]

  Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.

May I ask does ur DD also have a Chiari DX? Those posting to this thread in this forum do have a DX of Chiari and not only can have the phantom smells but seizure activity as well...

Not sure what may cause her breath to smell like smoke unless she has an underlying condition not yet DX'd?