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Smoke smell...

5 months ago I had a chronic cough doc said it was not on my chest but in my tubes like kitar .and gave me steroids took months to go.anyway I told him I had an unusual smell of cigarette smoke all the time so acrid it make me cough .he Sid it was part of the infection.but that was 5months ago and the smell has got worse but the cough has gone. I need to put something over my nose with a smell to counteract the smoke ... Any suggestions please it's getting me down a bit....rodderz
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Have you found any solutions to your smoke smell.I had a small cold a few days back nose ran then blocked up.Since the cold has gone I smell smoke in nose and throat and having headaches in the evening my eyes water and blur.Been going on last few days been and got some sinus medication but still having issues.Been getting scared after reading forums of brain tumour.i live away at present and have no doctor to see. Can some one share advice please Alison I'm aged 50 mother passed of brain hemorage and father prostate cancer should I get stressed
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Were you able to find the solution?! I have the same thing happening now! I smell cigarette smoke and no one else does. No one in my home smokes. It's so bad it makes my eyes water. I've tried everything candles, fabreeze, and nothing helps it! It gives me horrible headaches too. Then today while looking down at my phone a HUGE blood clot literally FELL out of my nose!!! My nose then bled for almost 10 minutes! I went straight to my dr and she thought I was nuts. I'm really hoping you have found a solution. If you did can you let me know? I can't take much more of this!
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Hello and hope you are doing well.

Your symptoms could be due to 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. You may need proper evaluation by your GP, please consult him for a neurological assessment. He may then refer you to a neurologist if needed.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
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