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Elysium · Jan 18, 2011, 02:53 AM

I CAN'T stand it anymore!!! I am experiencing "phantosmia" and it is driving me nuts!!

For those who don't know phantosmia, it's when you experience phantom smells. For me it comes as a smell of cigarettes. YUCK!!!

I can't get the smell out of my nose!! It can go on for hours and even days!!

I've heard that phantosmia can be a symptom of sinus problems/head colds, and somewhere I thought I heard it could be a symptom of a brain tumor....but it could also be a tactile hallucination, or in my case (I think) somatic?

All I know is it's making me insane and it even makes me cough and choke from time to time. Anyone else experience this type of thing? If so, have you had any success in treating it or making it stop? I've even gone so far as to put a dab of toothpaste in my nostrils just so it will override the smell of the smoke!!