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Old 05-07-2007, 12:17 PM   #61
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I have had that same phantom cigarette smoke smell haunting me for about a year...it is every few weeks and only lasts about 3 to 5 minutes. It is so strong that it makes me cough..feels like smoke is filling my lungs and I can't breathe....
I found this thread as I was checking into it....what else have you found out about it in your search?
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I have had that same phantom cigarette smoke smell haunting me for about a year...it is every few weeks and only lasts about 3 to 5 minutes. It is so strong that it makes me cough..feels like smoke is filling my lungs and I can't breathe....
I found this thread as I was checking into it....what else have you found out about it in your search?
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I have had that same phantom cigarette smoke smell haunting me for about a year...it is every few weeks and only lasts about 3 to 5 minutes. It is so strong that it makes me cough..feels like smoke is filling my lungs and I can't breathe....
I found this thread as I was checking into it....what else have you found out about it in your search?
I think I have narrowed my symptoms down to Seasonal allergies and lack of sleep, both were present each time I noticed the symptoms.



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I can smell when women are on their period. They have another smell when they are not. Sometimes there is no smell. Older women have the no smell. It's odd, I know. In fact I kind of don't like it.
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I can smell when women are on their period. They have another smell when they are not. Sometimes there is no smell. Older women have the no smell. It's odd, I know. In fact I kind of don't like it.
That's actually good.....most women are horny before and after their period.

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Wait...are you saying that smell Iain is smelling is his period?



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Olfactory hallucinations. Your have schizophrenia. Sorry




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If he had olefactory hallucinations and olefactory delusions ( a condition in which you persistently believe that the smell and its source exist, even though they do not.) he might be schizophrenic but otherwise the most common cause of olefactory hallucinations is still a temporal lobe seizure. It's interesting ian says he gets them when sleep deprived since sleep deprivation lowers the threshold for seizures.
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Yes but all my EEG results came back normal?!?!



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Yes but all my EEG results came back normal?!?!
did you get a sleep deprived eeg? The sensitivity of a regular EEG is about 50% ( which means it misses seizures almost fifty percent of the time) and the sensitivity increases to 80-90% if you get a sleep deprived one.



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No I wasn't sleep deprived.



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If he had olefactory hallucinations and olefactory delusions ( a condition in which you persistently believe that the smell and its source exist, even though they do not.) he might be schizophrenic but otherwise the most common cause of olefactory hallucinations is still a temporal lobe seizure. It's interesting ian says he gets them when sleep deprived since sleep deprivation lowers the threshold for seizures.
i was joking. i just finished my psych clinicals this week and had psychoses on the brain.



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i was joking. i just finished my psych clinicals this week and had psychoses on the brain.

i knew since you had the nice smiley face, sorry if i come off a little too serious.

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Smile Thank god...

...I have found someone else that is having this issue. I thought I was having going nuts or something. I would complain to my roommate about the neighbors smoking outside, and now realize that there wasn't anyone out there smoking. It gets so bad at times, my eyes burn, and my throat feels dry and scratchy like I am in a room full of cigarette smokers.

I have had some problems lately with my sinuses being hyperactive, but not to the point of sickness, or having to go to the doctor. I have also had some problems with sleep as of late, some nights without any sleep what so ever.

I am hoping that it is either from my sinus problems of late, or just that I am so blasted tired. I will keep you posted on the development, and if I find anything out from my doctor.
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Good luck.

I think I have narrowed mine down to two things... Allergies and lack of sleep.



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That sounds very much like what is going on here too..I just need to get better sleep, and maybe something for my allergies.
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