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Dr.        Ashish Mittal MD

Could phantosmia be a side effect of long term use of desvenlafaxine? Have been on pristiq (to ... lucid dreaming. In the last few months have experienced distressing phantosmia, though this did coincide ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Mittal ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Chintan Solanki MD

Hello, I seem to have a sweet cigar smell around me but not actually there. I do have anxiety/panic attacks at times. What could be the cause for this? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chintan Solanki ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Krunal Karade MD

Hello Doctor, I am sensing bad smell in my nose. I don t see any secretions or running nose etc. donno why is this bad odor is developing since 2 to 3 months. I do wash my nose cleanly every day still ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Krunal Karade ( ENT Specialist)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

I smell smoke regularly these days and no one is a smoker nor has been in my area. What does it mean? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale MD

I continuously smell the odor of car exhaust no matter where I am. The odor is “stuck” in my nose. I take no prescription drugs. Just had annual physical with no chronic illness. This is a first. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Awadhesh P Singh Solanki MD

I ve been smelling things that aren t really there lately, like cigarette smoke, the smell of weed ... it s not me. I don t have any more of the perfume I smell, and I haven t had any of it for at... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Awadhesh P Singh Solanki ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

Hi, for 5 days now I have been experiencing a phantom cigarette smoke smell. NO ONE SMOKES ... nothing I ve ever experienced since becoming ill. Also, I have NEVER smelled a phantom smell before. Yuck ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh MD

I have been smelling cigarette smoke/smoke where there is no smoke. This has been occurring off and on day and night - even waking me up thinking something is on fire. No one else smells smoke.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh ( ENT Specialist)
Dr.  Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

i think i might have Phantosmia i been getting this gross smell for about a month and i keep think people will smell me when the smell came it was gross now i take showers everyday i am scared... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

My husband mentioned that from time to time he smells a weird odor, hard to describe (musty). It appears it happens when he is indoor. He is the only one who can smell it and it happens in several indoor ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)