Feeling I'm going mad... keep smelling things no one else can smell

[listsandbudgets]

No one in the house smokes but iver last few weeks I keep smelling stale cigarette smoke. Also burning smells and a strong scent of poo. Not all the time but regular strong whiffs.

DP and DCs can't smell them at all

Has anyone else experienced this?

[mintbiscuit]

It was a symptom of covid for me. Chances are it’s more likely to covid than anything sinister.

[Knackeredmommy]

My son compl of smelling smoke when he had Covid

[apricotdreams]

My partner had covid two months ago and the other day told me that he now smells a cigarette smoke smell regularly. Could you have had covid previously?

[Ch3rish]

I've heard about thecigarette smell happening to people recently, it might even have been on threads on here. I don't know what the answer is but you aren't alone. I guess the most likley thing at the moment is that it's covid related

[Sparkletastic]

Very likely connected to your epilepsy. Hope you nurse is helpful.

[yellowhighheels]

I've had covid, anosmia still going strong but I'm starting to smell burning. Not sure if you can just get the phantosmia. Definitely do a covid test.

[listsandbudgets]

oh god, now I'm a bit scared - I'll book a GP appointment (if I can get one that is but that's another story).

I do have epilepsy and while I've never had this symptom before I suppose it could be related. I may drop an email to the epilepsy nurse and see what she says.

If I'm honest I'd wondered hoped it was simply down to a weird symptom of stress (who's not stressed at the moment by lockdown) .. I'm just so tired

[UncomfortableSilence]

Make a GP appointment and in the mean time book a Covid test. Google Covid and smelling cigarette smoke, it's a thing.

[shuuush]

2 days before I got tested for covid I could smell smoke - it was like when you go outside the day after bonfire night.

My boss could also smell cigarette smoke when he had covid.

[wfrances]

Mine has been diagnosed as migraine.
But After normal scans and eeg.
Make a gp appointment just in case

[fastwigglylines]

It's probably not a brain tumour, but it could be, it's something you need to rule out. I would

1. Book appointment with Doctor, and while waiting:
2. Do a pregnancy test
3. Book a covid test.

[London1977]

OP let us know what your GP says!

[WhatWouldPhyllisCraneDo]

I used to get this, mainly as a pre-migraine symptom. I actually have no sense of smell, other than these phantom ones. Even they've gone away since I started taking daily medication for migraines.

[OneNightTimeMenaceStrikesBack]

i get this and i have both migraines and epilepsy. It was one of my very symptoms of the epilepsy in fact. Epilepsy may not be the case for you of course but its definitely worth speaking to a medical professional as it could be any number of things

[Wolfiefan]

I hope you get an answer soon and that you’re ok Op.

[MegaClutterSlut]

As others said I'd see a doctor, its a symptom of multiple conditions so I'd get it checked out

[Busygoingblah]

You definitely need to go to a doctor. This could be nothing or it could be a sign of something very serious going on with your brain.

[Crookedshoes]

I have been having exactly the same thing for the past few weeks; it’s like my sense of smell has gone into overdrive. I keep getting sudden whiffs of cigarette smoke as well as a strong musty smell and the grim smell of poo! At first I was worried the cat had done a hidden poo somewhere but after thoroughly checking, I began to get worried that maybe it was me however, I’ve been independently smelled (not a sentence I ever thought I’d write) and reassured that I smell absolutely fine.

Maybe we are both being haunted by a particularly stinky ghost??

[enjoyingscience]

Covid test, pregnancy test, GP. Probably in that order.

[bellropes]

This can be a sign of a neurological problem, including epilepsy, brain tumour or stroke. A sinus infection can also lead to smellling unpleasant smells. It wouldn't hurt to talk to your GP.

[Tempusfudgeit]

I get such a strong smell of cigarette smoke before a migraine it actually stings my nostrils!

[Mylittlepony374]

Vigorothellos right. Talk to a doctor. Could be Covid, could be pregnant, could be migraines, could be brain tumour. See a doctor.

[Vigorothello]

Seriously, you need to speak to the doctor.

[listsandbudgets]

Hmmm... covid.. forget the test perhaps I should just isolate myself for 14 days with kindle, laptop Netflix and Disney plus and let DP deal with home education and cooking and cleaning..sounds almost appeling