beware that with an electrical fire you will not see any smoke, it is just intense burning of your nose, eyes and throat
This just happened to me while sitting in front of my computer. The smell of smoke/burning chemicals was so strong I thought my computer was on fire. I started coughing and sneezing and when I drank water it tasted like burning chemicals as well. My throat is now sore and my throat and nose are burning.
I too have been smelling exhaust. I have had TIAs in the past and wonder if strokes could play a part in the smell. The other night I could not see right I was unable to read, it was like I was seeing double and blurred. I was trying to type and continuously wrote the wrong word. I would also forget what I was writing in mid sentence. I was playing Drawsomething but it was I had no control over what I was drawing.
Have also had this same smell but with headaches take pain reliever but does no good hurts across forehead and lower back of head with that exaust smell and thought I was crazy was in tears til now If its because of stress never thought to pay attention just went everywhere in my house smelling everything ...Glad to know I am not the only one...dolly627
Thank you for sharing your knowledge in this forum.
For the last 9 months I have been smelling cigarette smoke. I am not a smoker and have no friends or family that are. I notice that this smell intensifies later in the day and even more so if I have been busy. Secondly, about a month ago I noticed a small lump on my left temple, just into my hairline. I've kept an eye on it and my husband feels it daily to see if it has changed, which it has. It appears to be a bony protrusion about an inch in diameter. It is not discolored in any way. It is now tender to touch on the back side of it, kind of like a bruised feeling. I cannot remember injuring myself, at least not in recent months. I am not one to get headaches but find that in the last several weeks I am experiencing an ongoing mild headache. I have an appointment with an ENT in a week. Any insight you would be able to share would be helpful.
Thank you kindly.
Hello and hope you are doing well.
Your symptoms of altered smell in the nose could sometimes be due to sinus infections. They are due to stasis and infection of the sinus cavities, and the resultant drainage into the nose causes the smell. Facial pain, fever and nasal discharge are the other symptoms of sinusitis. So, don't worry and discuss these options with your doctor.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Thank you - they are olfactory hallucinations by definition. I am leaning more toward stress indicators just because of when they happen, it is when I am studying, doing something new, in a stressful situation.. I am actually wondering if they could have anything to do with cortisol???
As soon as I get to my ENT and my MRI I will post - MRI due in a month :)
thanks for your reply!!
Hello and hope you are doing well.
It could be olfactory hallucinations. Phantosmia most often occurs as a result of a head injury or upper respiratory infection. It can also be caused by temporal lobe seizures, sinusitis, brain tumors, migraine, Parkinson's disease and stroke. Discuss these options with your doctor when you happen to meet him next time.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.