Nausea caused by smells

[princessg48]

My husband frequently has bouts of nausea brought on by some smell that no one else smells.  I know he is really nauseated and he also turns pale and often breaks out in a cold sweat when this occurs.  He had quadruple by-pass surgery 12 years ago and also got hit in the head with a rock last summer while visiting a glacier in Alaska......spent the night in the hospital and had a slight skull fracture, which did not require surgery.  Any suggestions as to what might cause this?

[1800helpme]

I have the same symptoms. Go outside for fresh air he will feel much better. Staying in the house always maks me feel worse.

[zephyr05071970]

search the internet for "epileptic auras" and see if there are similarities in your husband's symptoms

[zephyr05071970]

my dad also suffers from these kind of unexplainable "turns"  they can come on suddenly, and he explains a smell, that nobody else can smell,  and breaks out in a cold sweat and feels sick, and has to sit down for about 10 minutes, then he can get up again and back to normal.  He is currently waiting on a brain scan to see if specialists can pinpoint the underlying problem. He was diagnosed with alzeimer's disease two years ago

[myproblem]

The head injury may be to blame. Did it only start after that? I would think that a neurologist or an ENT would have some insight. I do know that head injuries can create very wierd symptoms, as well as cause damage to the pituitary gland or the central nervous system.