I smell smoke all the time

Did neurologist find anything?!or offer any suggestions or treatments?

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I just happened to Google this and I can believe how many other people are experiencing this like I am. I only notice it at bedtime but nobody smokes in my house. I also have frequent headaches so now I'm thinking I should see my doctor. Not liking what I'm reading about possible illnesses :/

I too was smelling smoke constantly when no one else was smelling it. This continued for several years and thankfully my physicians were able to rule out tumors, seizures etc. Before giving up, I decided to try eliminating sucralose from my diet mainly because I started questioning its very unnatural, puffy, chemical appearance and to my surprise.... the smoke smell went away. I have been free from smelling smoke for nearly two years.

The New York Times published an article by a woman who smelled dirt all the time, which she at first attributed to her potted plants until she found that the smell followed her where ever she went, even when no dirt or potted plants were nearby. Once she learned that she suffered from phantosmia, she had a round of medical tests, including "an M.R.I. of my brain (ruling out a tumor), a CT scan of my sinuses (to check for infection), and finally an EEG," because olfactory hallucinations can occur with seizure disorders. She received a clean bill of health and about a year later realized that the smell was gone. But then the smell of burnt chili replaced the smell of dirt eventually to be replaced by the smell of lavender.
Phantosmia can be associated with certain illnesses - in addition to epilepsy, it has been seen in persons who eventually develop Parkinson's and in others with brain tumors. And it may occur in patients suffering from depression or schizophrenia and, sometimes, in those with Alzheimer's disease. But just because phantosmia happens in individuals with these disorders doesn't mean that all cases are related to serious illness. From what I've read, I understand that phantosmia often arises because of a loss of some of the ability to smell normally. The New York Times article quoted Donald Leopold, M.D., chairman of the department of otolaryngology at the University of Nebraska, who has been studying olfactory disorders for 30 years. According to Dr. Leopold, with impairment of the ability to smell, the brain overcompensates by offering up odors, usually disagreeable ones. When this happens, certain neurons, which previously had blocked such odors, turn off.

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Phantosmia is the condition I believe we all have.

I, too, have felt like I was going crazy. Has been going on for several weeks! Answer please

I have a cyst on my brain. Been told "it's fine" and not to worry. They decided not to monitor it, I've no follow up to see if it grows or changed in any way... Been told I can't weight train (it was my life), and I have dizzy spells, memory loss, sudden tiredness, confusion. And NOW a constant smell of burning, it seems to burn my nose it's that bad. And localised to one nostril. I've had it looked at and referee to an ear nose and throat. You lot need a scan. Just to see. I completely blame my cyst, you know, the one I don't need to worry about???? Keep me posted.

I noticed this as well when I started taking Zyrtec. Even though I do not take Zyrtec now the aura lingers and comes back from time to time

I have the same problem the doctor thought it was a start of a sinus infection was on antibiotics but the smell is still there

So I'm not going mad! Been smelling burning for a few weeks now; been on Levothyroxine for 9 months and six weeks ago started on antihistamine for allergies. Seems like a lot of us have the same problem with this particular drug combination. Back to the doctors next week. I'll repost then.

I've been smelling smoke for 6 months. Turned out to be caused by a zinc deficiency. Started taking zinc to boost my immune system and the smell went away. Confirmed by a health care practitioner.

I'm constantly smelling it too

I smell it too. (that's why I googled it, to see if anyone else smells it). I thought it smelled like cigarette smoke, but now i'm thinking it's more like a camp fire smoke. What ever it is, it's scary and annoying. I see someone said it could be a zinc deficiency so I might give that a try. Man, I feel so much better knowing that I'm not going crazy!

YOU described me to a T! I had a recent scan of my head but nothing was wrong. Did you find anything out?'