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The condition is called phantosmia, you perceive a smell that does not exist in the environment. I typically smell ammonia, burnt toast, cigarettes or tire skid "burning rubber." It can last minutes, hours or days for me. Phantosmia can be from a number of causes. Mine is nothing more serious than mildly annoying. Last week, I smelled ammonia for 3 days and nights. This afternoon, it's cigarettes and no one here smokes in this house or ever has.
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Members connected warmly over the experience of phantosmia, sharing that they too smell things like burnt toast, cannabis, cigarette smoke,... Read more
What an interesting experience to share — phantom smells that only you can detect, like ammonia for three days straight or cigarettes in a smoke-free home. That does sound mildly maddening, even if not serious!
Phantosmia (perceiving smells that aren't there) can actually be connected to RA in a couple of ways worth knowing Show Full Answer
Frank is accustomed to me smelling odd smells that aren't there. Everyone else thinks I'm crazy so I don't say anything. They'll think I'm crazier than I actually am.
I often smell cigarette smoke before having a migraine.
I have something similar but only on rare occasions, it’s either cigars, moth balls or saw dust that I smell . It usually happens in the car when I’m alone. This is comforting because my grandpa smoked cigars, grandma always put moth balls in their closet & the whole house smelled like moth balls. My other grandpa was a carpenter, so the sawdust reminds me of him. It’s just a reminder they are always close & I feel like they’re checking in on me.
I have the phantom smells. I never made the connection with RA. Thank you for sharing.
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