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tara_kina

Updated 10mo ago

Experiencing Phantom Scents: Is it Phantosmia or Parosmia?

I’m Not sure parosmia really defines what I experience. From what I’ve researched it’s Phantosmia, which is the smelling of phantom scents. Anyone else?

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bane

2y

Yes I have experienced phantosmia, along with other smell disorders. Do you have any other smelling issues? Their is a great Facebook group of people with phantosmia/parosmia. Do you know the cause of your problem?
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tara_kina

2y

thanks for the reply! I have no clue. I’ve tried to trace it with different things that would come and go in my life like seasons of depression, swelling of my lymph nodes (specifically back of neck), intense stress, etc. but nothing is consistently causing it. Now that I’m older it happens a LOT less, but it began in high school.
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tara_kina

2y

it’s almost always a sweet cigarette smoke smell, it only changed for a period of a couple months one times

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